A LARGE ARCHAISTIC JADE GU BEAKER VASE, 17th – 18th CENTURY The stone of celadon color with milky and russet inclusions and veins China, 17th – 18th centuryThis archaistic Gu beaker vase is of impressive size and shows a high level of craftsmanship quality. The central swelling section carved in high relief to each face with a taotie mask and rising from a high spreading foot with stylized leaf bands, the tall flaring neck similarly carved with leaves. Meander borders, clouds and other ornamentation round off this early Qing Dynasty homage to the Shang bronze age. Shape: Square gu shapeDimensions: 8 cm height, maximum width is 9.5 cm Weight: 1,966 gramsCondition: very good condition with natural veins in the mineral, along those tiny notches here and thereProvenance: from an American private collectionAuction results comparison: For a comparable jade Gu, yet significantly smaller, see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 04 NOVEMBER 2009, LONDON, lot 133.大型玉雕仿古方觚瓶,十七至十八歲世紀青色玉,潤白色褐色肌理及紋路中国,十七至十八世纪造型:方觚尺寸:高8 厘米,最宽处 9.5 厘米 重量:1,966 克品相:非常好,天然肌理,局部可見小磕碰傷来源:美国私人收藏