GU VASE.
China or Japan.

Porcelain with a shiny; blue green Celadon glaze. The elegant shape with a slightly bulbous middle section from which foot and neck are flaring in funnel shape. The wide footring is set apart from the vase and adds to the elegance of the form.

Vases in this shape have been produced in Chinese celadon for the Japanese market; but although in Japan; too. H. 29;7cm; ?12;4cm. Condition A. Supplement: Chinese older box from dark; heavy hardwood with sliding cover and a double handle from paktong metal.

Provenance:
-Private collection Northern Germany; acquired since the 1850s.
Art trade; Van Ham.