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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品

162 Inspired by archaic form and decoration of the Zhou dynasty, the
A LARGE ARCHAISTIC GREEN JADE VASE, HU present vase is a fine example of the stylistic developments during
Qianlong fang gu mark and of the period the 18th century inspired by the wishes of the Qianlong emperor. The
The vase modelled as a flattened archaic bronze hu, well carved on emperor proposed to ‘restore ancient ways’, referring to the view of
each side with a taotie mask reserved on a leiwen ground between ancient culture as having intrinsic qualities of sincerity, simplicity and
borders of scrolling clouds, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of happy exuberance. For this purpose the Emperor instructed the court
animal-head ring handles, the greyish-green stone with opaque white to collect drawings of antiquities, such as the Xi Qing Gu Jian 西清古
and grey inclusions. 27.3cm (10 6/8in) high (Catalogue of Xiqing Antiquities), which were in turn provided to the
craftsmen for inspiration; see Chang Li-tuan, The Refined Taste of
£10,000 - 15,000 CNY97,000 - 150,000 the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the
HK$120,000 - 180,000 Ch’ing Court, Taipei, 1997, pp.49-50. For other related examples of
jade vases inspired by archaic bronzes, dated to the Qianlong reign,
清乾隆 青玉仿古饕餮紋獸耳銜環壺 see Zheng Xinmiao, ed., Compendium of Collections in the Palace
「乾隆仿古」隸書刻款 Museum: Jade, Qing Dynasty vol.10, Beijing, 2010, pls.1,2,6,11-13,
20. A related rare and large archaistic pale green and grey jade vase
Provenance: a distinguished Belgian private collection, and cover, Qianlong fang gu mark and period, sold in these rooms on
and thence by descent 7 November 2013, lot 104.

來源： 比利時私人收藏，後由家族繼承 FINE CHINESE ART | 151