Description:

This vase is in the shape of a bronze wine flask called a hu. Scholars of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) considered this shape particularly suitable for flower arrangements.

Glass, mould-blown
Height: 20.3 cm, diameter: 11.0 cm
Wheel-cut four-character mark of Yongzheng reign period (1723-1735)

Chinese Description:

玻璃壶 中国，清雍正朝(1723-1735) 这玻璃壶参照青铜器的设计，绕有一番雅韵。古代青铜壶为酒器，明代(1368-1644)学者却认为其形制宜于插花。 玻璃，有模吹制 轮刻「雍正年制」四字

Creator: Unknown

Date: Yongzheng reign period (1723-1735)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4576