A HU SHAPE MINIATURE CLAIRE DE LUNE PORCELAIN VASE, LATE QING OR REPUBLIC PERIOD

Porcelain with monochrome glaze, wooden base
China, late Qing Dynasty – early Republic Period – 1900-1930s


This little vase shows an archaistic Hu shape with stylized dragon handles and a Claire de Lune monochrome glaze. On the underside is an apocryphal mark of the Yongzheng period. It comes complete with a base that bears the collector’s number on the underside.

Shape: Hu form
Weight: 73.7 grams (without the base)
Dimensions: 8 cm height (without the base)
Condition: excellent condition with minimal wear to foot rim
Provenance: From the estate of Albert T Quon, Beverly Hills. Mr. Quon was born in China and came to the US as a teenager. He graduated from USC in 1928 and established a successful import/export business in both China and the US. He was the first Chinese American to purchase property in Beverly Hills. He also became the first Asian to serve on the Board of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He donated millions of dollars to his Alma mater, USC. There is a statue of him on USC campus and a classroom was named after him.

微型天青色双耳壶，晚清或民国
单色瓷，木底座
中國，晚清至民国初年（1900-1930）

造型：壶
重量：73.7 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高8 厘米 (不含底座)
品相：保存極好，底足轻微磨损
來源： 加利福尼亞州比利夫山Albert T Quon遺產。Quon先生生於中國，青年時代去了美國。1928年畢業於南加利福尼亞大學后從事于中美進出口貿易。他是第一個在比利夫山莊購買房地產的華裔。他也成爲第一個 洛杉磯商會的亞洲人。他給他的母校南加州大學捐贈了上百萬美金。在大學裏有一座他的雕像，一個教室以他的名字命名。