ARCHAISTIC YOU.

18th century style, China. Jadeite(?): pale green in patchy patterns with brown at base. The utility of the hu shape is apparent in this work. The overall shape of a hu, with its ovoid base, swelling belly, more slender shoulder and neck and unnoticeable lip, influences this form, to which, however, there has been attached a massive swinging handle. The overall configuration thus created appears in the classical bronze repertoire, where it is known as a you (Lawton, pp. 64-6, examples of you from the Qianlong Emperor’s collection), although at times smaller versions with a chain-like handle from which the vase or bottle can be suspended will be designated as hu (Wang, p. 104, #42; Gyllensvard, p. 27. #9: and see discussion of a “handled hu“in Bagley, p. 127, #21). In this Yangtze River Collection example, there is a minute pierced suspension knob at the top of the handle. The deer head terminations on the handle are clearly marked as are the independent animal heads on front and back, and there is a low relief encircling motif on a distinct belly zone, with another design on the thick handle, around the lip of the vessel, and on the well-hollowed and fitted lid. Unlike the other hu vases in this collection this vessel has a strongly marked profile curve, but is within the ovoid-hi tradition, as described by Bagley: “The classic you of Anyang and later times has a pointed oval cross section and is arranged so that the frieze unit spans the full arc of 180 degrees from one end of the oval to another” (Bagley, p. 107, discussing a mid-2nd millennium b.c. you). The handle, which is functional, swings slightly to either side of the body of the work, and although of larger scale than ideal proportioning would permit, is within boundaries of the classical ancestry of this form and its variations, and also is a regular feature of later versions of such you (Palmer, #27 and ACGB, p. 128, #147, the well-known de Menasce Collection example from the 18th century). The material is neither strongly mottled nor uniformly light-toned, as was the case in the other works; it is of medium green hue, with some brown inclusions and with an overall snowflake effect. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 8.75″ x 5.5″ x 2.25″. (22.2 x 14 x 5.7 cm.) CONDITION: Very good. 9-94998 (12,000-15,000) – Lot 35

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
	35	$10,665.00	ARCHAISTIC YOU. 18th century style, China. Jadeite(?): pale green in patchy patterns with brown at base. The utility of the hu shape is apparent in this work. The overall shape of a hu, with its ovoid base, swelling belly, more slender shoulder and neck and unnoticeable lip, influences this form, to which, however, there has been attached a massive swinging handle. The overall configuration thus created appears in the classical bronze repertoire, where it is known as a you (Lawton, pp. 64-6, examples of you from the Qianlong Emperor’s collection), although at times smaller versions with a chain-like handle from which the vase or bottle can be suspended will be designated as hu (Wang, p. 104, #42; Gyllensvard, p. 27. #9: and see discussion of a “handled hu“in Bagley, p. 127, #21). In this Yangtze River Collection example, there is a minute pierced suspension knob at the top of the handle. The deer head terminations on the handle are clearly marked as are the independent animal heads on front and back, and there is a low relief encircling motif on a distinct belly zone, with another design on the thick handle, around the lip of the vessel, and on the well-hollowed and fitted lid. Unlike the other hu vases in this collection this vessel has a strongly marked profile curve, but is within the ovoid-hi tradition, as described by Bagley: “The classic you of Anyang and later times has a pointed oval cross section and is arranged so that the frieze unit spans the full arc of 180 degrees from one end of the oval to another” (Bagley, p. 107, discussing a mid-2nd millennium b.c. you). The handle, which is functional, swings slightly to either side of the body of the work, and although of larger scale than ideal proportioning would permit, is within boundaries of the classical ancestry of this form and its variations, and also is a regular feature of later versions of such you (Palmer, #27 and ACGB, p. 128, #147, the well-known de Menasce Collection example from the 18th century). The material is neither strongly mottled nor uniformly light-toned, as was the case in the other works; it is of medium green hue, with some brown inclusions and with an overall snowflake effect. Reference: The Yangtze River Collection, Later Chinese Jades published by Helga Wall-Apelt, 1993. SIZE: 8.75″ x 5.5″ x 2.25″. (22.2 x 14 x 5.7 cm.) CONDITION: Very good. 9-94998 (12,000-15,000) – Lot 35 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 YOU.