A RARE AND IMPORTANT EARLY MING UNDERGLAZE-RED-DECORATED KENDI HONGWU The well-potted body of tapering globular form expertly painted in rich, slightly grayish tones of underglaze-red with branches of peony, camellia and bamboo issuing from the petal border below towards the cloud collar above, with an ornamental rock in their midst positioned on the side opposite the conical spout rising diagonally from the shoulder and decorated at the base with a narrow band of classic scroll below flowering sprigs set between ruyi borders, the border at the tip now obscured by a gold mount with ruyi -shaped edge, the whole surmounted by a waisted neck encircled by ascending bands of petals, reserved classic scroll and scallops below a flanged knop painted on top with another band of petals, and with a narrow keyfret border below the slightly lipped mouth rim, the flat ring foot and slightly concave base unglazed and burnt red in the firing--6in. (15.2cm.) high, box
A RARE AND IMPORTANT EARLY MING UNDERGLAZE-RED-DECORATED KENDI HONGWU The well-potted body of tapering globular form expertly painted in rich, slightly grayish tones of underglaze-red with branches of peony, camellia and bamboo issuing from the petal border below towards the cloud collar above, with an ornamental rock in their midst positioned on the side opposite the conical spout rising diagonally from the shoulder and decorated at the base with a narrow band of classic scroll below flowering sprigs set between ruyi borders, the border at the tip now obscured by a gold mount with ruyi -shaped edge, the whole surmounted by a waisted neck encircled by ascending bands of petals, reserved classic scroll and scallops below a flanged knop painted on top with another band of petals, and with a narrow keyfret border below the slightly lipped mouth rim, the flat ring foot and slightly concave base unglazed and burnt red in the firing--6in. (15.2cm.) high, box
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