A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU

Reference: ART1007059

Baluster form with an angular sloping shoulder rising to a broad waisted neck surmounted by a galleried rim. It is finely moulded and carved all around with five registers of archaistic scrollwork, the central frieze with an undulating band filled with formal ring and hook motifs, between bands of stylised dragons, and with lappet borders at the extreme ends. It is covered with an even glaze of soft sea-green tone, the base celadon glazed with Qianlong seal mark.