An archaistic jade gu-form vase
Qing dynasty, 19th century

of square section, the sides divided by vertical notched flanges and pierced dragon scrolls along the corners, the mid section carved in low relief with a frieze of characters above pendent stiff leaves with the splayed base and repeated on the flared neck above vertical kui dragons, the pale stone with some opaque inclusions and russet suffusions, wood stand, box

(2)
22.6 cm high

Condition Report

A small chip and some frits to one corner of the mouth and a small chip to another corner of the mouth. A chip to the edge of one pierced scroll on the central section and a chip to one of the pierced scrolls on the lower section. A very small chip to the lower tip of two corner pierced scrolls on the lower section. Two chips to the opaque cream area on the footrim and a related crack/fissure running from the footrim approx 3 cm. Some frits on the footrims.