California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 October 23, 2021  October 23, 2021

 Lot # 9255 
A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC GU VASE    清 銅花觚


  • Dimension: Height: 7 in (17.8 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $600
  • Estimate To: $900

Chinese. Of archaistic gu form, the boulbous body cast in relief with mythical beasts divided by raised flanges, the flared neck decorated with cicada blades. Ming dynasty period.


型仿自商周青銅觚,原為五供之一。器形古雅而秀逸,喇叭口,束頸,近底漸外撇,淺圈足。器身雕刻“迴紋”“獸紋”“海水紋”,佈局熱鬧繁密,形象鮮活靈動。整器造型規矩大方,紋飾刻畫精細,銅質優良,為陳設佳品。 來源:密蘇裡州堪薩斯城私人收藏
Provenance: Property from a Kansas City, Missouri Family Estate