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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND (mark)

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A GUAN-TYPE HU-FORM VASE

GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The vase is decorated in low relief on each broad side with a peach-shaped panel, and the two narrow sides
are set with rectangular lug handles. The vase is covered with a glaze of pale aqua color sufused with a wide
network of gold and clear crackle, which also covers the base. The bottom of the foot has a black coating.
11√ in. (30.2 cm.) high

$12,000-18,000

PROVENANCE

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1979.
清光緒 仿官釉貫耳瓶 六字楷書款

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