I arkaiserande bronsform, glaserad i en djupt gul nyans. Höjd 11,5 cm. Diameter 8,3 cm.
Property of a private Swedish Collector.
Medley 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.48, no.B528)
Scott 1989 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.49, no.B528)
Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (Monochrome pl. 288).
Both the shape and glaze of the vase reflect the emperor’s antiquarian taste. Potters modelled the form of the vase on an ancient bronze drinking vessel called a gu. Wealthy aristocrats and generals of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, (about 1600–256 BC), buried bronze vessels as part of ritual eating and drinking equipment for tombs.