ARCHAISTIC GU WITH LONGEVITY CHARACTER.

19th-early 20th century, China. Nephrite: light grayish-yellow with traces of white and brown. Inscription: One seal-script auspicious character, Shou (“Longevity”), on the side of the vessel. This gu features low-relief shou, or longevity, characters written in seal-script style calligraphy. The mingling of large scale auspicious characters with a more traditional taotie (animal mask) design on the upper portion and the blade pattern on the lower portion of the vessel exemplifies the Qing predilection for combining post-classic symbolic ideas (including auspicious characters) with traditional, classical, imagery. Other Qing jade vessels of this form bearing the shou character are known (TCJ, p. 322-23), and precedents for longevity designs are found in the later Ming period. The interior of the foot is hollowed all the way to the waistline, and the flanges are shaped like curled and stretching dragons, with eyes indicated on the archaic-form heads. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 7.13″ x 3.25″. (18.1 x 8.3 cm.) CONDITION: With natural small fissures. Good overall. 9-95192 (1,500-2,500) – Lot 11

Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	11	$4,740.00	ARCHAISTIC GU WITH LONGEVITY CHARACTER. 19th-early 20th century, China. Nephrite: light grayish-yellow with traces of white and brown. Inscription: One seal-script auspicious character, Shou (“Longevity”), on the side of the vessel. This gu features low-relief shou, or longevity, characters written in seal-script style calligraphy. The mingling of large scale auspicious characters with a more traditional taotie (animal mask) design on the upper portion and the blade pattern on the lower portion of the vessel exemplifies the Qing predilection for combining post-classic symbolic ideas (including auspicious characters) with traditional, classical, imagery. Other Qing jade vessels of this form bearing the shou character are known (TCJ, p. 322-23), and precedents for longevity designs are found in the later Ming period. The interior of the foot is hollowed all the way to the waistline, and the flanges are shaped like curled and stretching dragons, with eyes indicated on the archaic-form heads. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 7.13″ x 3.25″. (18.1 x 8.3 cm.) CONDITION: With natural small fissures. Good overall. 9-95192 (1,500-2,500) – Lot 11 Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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ARCHAISTIC GU WITH LONGEVITY CHARACTER.