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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL
GU-FORM VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is cast with a trumpet neck,
square-form mid-section and spreading
foot, each applied with four evenly spaced
flanges. Each side of the mid-section is
finely enamelled with a taotie mask, the
neck and foot decorated with stylised
plantain leaves, all against a rich turquoise
ground. The base is cast with an apocryphal
four-character Jingtai mark.
13 in. (34.4 cm.) high
HK$260,000-400,000
US$34,000-51,000
The current vase is nearly identical to, and
possibly the pair to a cloisonné vase in the
Pierre Uldry collection which is illustrated by
Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz in Chinese
Cloisonné: Pierre Uldry Collection, London,
1989, pl. 211. Not only are the exterior
decorations extremely similar, both are also
similar in size, with apocryphal four-character
Jingtai marks on the bases.
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