Blue and white gu-shaped vase, Transitional period, China, c1640-1650. Artist: Unknown

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Blue and white gu-shaped vase, Transitional period, China, c1640-1650. Vase with a narrow anhua band of chrysanthemums and leaves. Above is a wide band with a pair of song birds in flowering peach, magnolia and bamboo trees and ornamental rocks. There is also a band of scrolling begonias and leaves, a narrow anhua band of cresting waves and a band of flames at the base.

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Size: 2213px × 2830px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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