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1972.43.21 (C-5/6)
Vase in the Shape of
an Archaic Bronze Hu

Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
3
Porcelain with celadon glaze, 16.2 x 9.5 (6 /s x 3%)
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele

INSCRIPTIONS
Inscribed in seal script on the base in underglaze blue in three
columns of two characters each: Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
[made in the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty]

TECHNICAL NOTES
The gray-green celadon glaze is uniform in tonality over the
entire surface. The foot-ring has a light brown slip coating, and
the recessed base is glazed.

PROVENANCE
Harry G. Steele [1881-1941], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele.

S IN THE CASE OF THE YONGZHENG-PERIOD celadon bowl
A(1972.43.18), this vase is finely potted. The shape is
based on a ritual bronze hu vase of the late Shang dynasty
1
(c. thirteenth-eleventh century B.C.). Four raised lines
encircle the neck; another appears below the shoulder.
SL

NOTES
i. See 1972.43.19, p. 140, note i.

foot-ring and reignmark
on base of 1972.43.21

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