California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3072 
A WHITE JADE ‘INSCRIPTION' HU VASE AND COVER    清乾隆 白玉御題詩活環蓋瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm) Width: 4 7/8 in (12.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $15000
  • Estimate To: $22000

Of archaistic hu form, the gently rounded sides rising from slightly splayed foot, the body finely incised with Imperial poem to the front and reverse, flanked at the sides by a pair of taotie head handles, each suspending a loose ring, surmounted by a fitted cover. Qing Dynasty period.


來源:北加州重要藏家提供 Provenance: Important Private collection, Northern California
此玉瓶呈方形壺體,方口,方足,蓋面四角凸起鳥首形飾。瓶體光素無紋,刻隸書御題詩,兩側雕獸耳活環。此器應為蘇州宮廷專屬玉匠仿漢代銅方壺式樣而製,用料大方,器型莊重,比例恰到好處,為清中期宮廷仿古玉器的代表。類似漢代器型可參考哈佛大學賽可納藝術博物館藏漢代方壺,編號1991.93。