Chinese Inscribed 'Bamboo Neck' Vase/ Gilt Bronze Stand. Of compressed globular body rising to a tall neck with a wide mouth rim, the neck and body carved with raised bands imitating bamboo, covered with a finely golden crackled pale bluish-green glaze, the base incised with an inscription, the rim bound in a metal band, fitted with a bronze stand. {Height: 8 inches (20.3 cm)}. Condition: Oxidation and scratches to rim, surface wear, losses to stand.