A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CHAMPLEVE AND GILT-BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CHAMPLEVE AND GILT-BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The baluster body of the hu -shaped vase is decorated on both sides in champlevé enamels of deep blue, turquoise, orange, black, white and green with interlaced scrollwork in relief issuing from stylised taotie masks and terminating in dragon-heads, linked by mythical beast masks, all reserved on the gilt-bronze ground. The tapering neck is adorned by an undulating band filled with formal ring and hook motifs, flanked by a pair of loop handles. 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CHAMPLEVE AND GILT-BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CHAMPLEVE AND GILT-BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The baluster body of the hu -shaped vase is decorated on both sides in champlevé enamels of deep blue, turquoise, orange, black, white and green with interlaced scrollwork in relief issuing from stylised taotie masks and terminating in dragon-heads, linked by mythical beast masks, all reserved on the gilt-bronze ground. The tapering neck is adorned by an undulating band filled with formal ring and hook motifs, flanked by a pair of loop handles. 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
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