The rectangular mouth with a straight rim, long neck and convex belly with a high flared footrim and an upright lower skirt. The neck and foot are decorated with a reticulated brocade ground and cicada motifs, and the abdomen is decorated with animal-face motifs. This vessel is modelled after the bronze Gu vessel, which was prevalent in the mid to late Shang dynasty as a drinking vessel. During the Qing dynasty, Gu vessel inspired by bronze vessels were made in jade, porcelain, enamelled ware and other handicrafts. Some of the jade wares of this shape from the Qing court were also lined with bronze or paper goblets with several sets of holes for use in flower arrangements. Width:6.5cm, Height:15.3cm, Literature Comparison: Similar khotan jade Gu vessel is preserved in the Qing court collection in the Palace Museum Beijing. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.