Vase in the Shape of a ""Gu""
This tall trumpet shaped vessel in the shape of an ancient bronze "gu" has a thin body divided by a central bulge and topped with an exaggerated flare. A gu was a ceremonial vessel for wine or ritual libations, and this underglaze blue and white porcelain variety would have al...
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32134
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William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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en
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3
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