GU VASE in bronze with a brown patina, mounted on a high widened foot, with a small intermediate body and a high neck flared at the opening, the crenellated edges, with archaic decoration of ruyi and cicada wings on a winding or plain background. (A lack at the heel, an old plug at the neck, some deformations).
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL, GU, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY.
TOP. 22 CM (8 11/16 IN.)