AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT MING IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED RETICULATED KINRANDE EWER AND COVER
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT MING IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED RETICULATED KINRANDE EWER AND COVER JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566) Of flattened pear shape rising to a tall cylindrical neck, terminating with a broad cupped mouth, each of the two sides with a raised pierced peach-shaped panel, delicately carved and incised with peony sprays issuing from intricate rockwork, the ewer is finely enamelled in a rich iron-red tone and painted in gilt, with lotus scrolls applied in gilt below bands of stiff leaves and floral sprays around the neck and the splayed foot, the gracefully arched strap-handle and the elegantly curved spout with flower and flame patterns, attached to the body with a scroll-shaped strut, the flattened domed cover surmounted by a Buddhistic lion finial 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) high, Japanese wood box
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT MING IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED RETICULATED KINRANDE EWER AND COVER
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT MING IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED RETICULATED KINRANDE EWER AND COVER JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566) Of flattened pear shape rising to a tall cylindrical neck, terminating with a broad cupped mouth, each of the two sides with a raised pierced peach-shaped panel, delicately carved and incised with peony sprays issuing from intricate rockwork, the ewer is finely enamelled in a rich iron-red tone and painted in gilt, with lotus scrolls applied in gilt below bands of stiff leaves and floral sprays around the neck and the splayed foot, the gracefully arched strap-handle and the elegantly curved spout with flower and flame patterns, attached to the body with a scroll-shaped strut, the flattened domed cover surmounted by a Buddhistic lion finial 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) high, Japanese wood box
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