A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ZUN-FORM VASE XUANDE PERIOD (1426-1435) The vase is cast with a spreading foot that rises to a cushion-form mid-section and a trumpet neck, with four gilt vertical flanges on each section. The sides are decorated with peony blossoms on the foot, lotus scrolls on the mid-section, and upright overlapping plantain leaves with floral sprays on the neck. The interior of the mouth is further decorated with peony scrolls above a band of upright gilt plantain leaves. The later gilt-bronze plaque base is incised with an apocryphal four-character Jingtai mark within a double square. 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
A VERY RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ZUN-FORM VASE XUANDE PERIOD (1426-1435) The vase is cast with a spreading foot that rises to a cushion-form mid-section and a trumpet neck, with four gilt vertical flanges on each section. The sides are decorated with peony blossoms on the foot, lotus scrolls on the mid-section, and upright overlapping plantain leaves with floral sprays on the neck. The interior of the mouth is further decorated with peony scrolls above a band of upright gilt plantain leaves. The later gilt-bronze plaque base is incised with an apocryphal four-character Jingtai mark within a double square. 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
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