An extremely rare blue and white 'lotus' vaseMing dynasty, Xuande / Zhengtong period 明宣德 / 正統 青花纏枝番蓮紋瓶 finely potted and of elongated ovoid form, the full swelling shoulders sweeping to a slightly waisted cylindrical neck, delicately painted in rich tones of cobalt blue accented with characteristic 'heaping and piling', the body with a composite scroll of four stylized lotus, each in alternating stages of bloom with pomegranate-shaped centers on a slender stem wreathed by meandering foliate scrolls, divided by trios of leaves enclosing four or five long-stemmed berries, all between overlapping plantain-leaf lappets with well-defined veins encircling the shoulders and foot, the neck with an alternating band of prunus florets and sprigs, with a recessed stepped base Height 9½ in., 24 cmCondition reportThere is a small bruise (approx. 2.8 cm wide) to the mouthrim, and an associated glaze line. The base drilled and now filled. The interior wall with two small star-shaped glaze lines (not through to the exterior). Some expected light wear and minor firing imperfections, including a small insignificant potting flaw to the lower body. 口沿有一小撞痕約2.8公分寬，以及連帶釉線。底原打孔經補。內壁有兩小雞爪紋（並未穿透至外壁）。表面有正常輕微使用痕跡及窰燒瑕疵，包括器身下半部有一極細微的胎體瑕疵。
An extremely rare blue and white 'lotus' vaseMing dynasty, Xuande / Zhengtong period 明宣德 / 正統 青花纏枝番蓮紋瓶 finely potted and of elongated ovoid form, the full swelling shoulders sweeping to a slightly waisted cylindrical neck, delicately painted in rich tones of cobalt blue accented with characteristic 'heaping and piling', the body with a composite scroll of four stylized lotus, each in alternating stages of bloom with pomegranate-shaped centers on a slender stem wreathed by meandering foliate scrolls, divided by trios of leaves enclosing four or five long-stemmed berries, all between overlapping plantain-leaf lappets with well-defined veins encircling the shoulders and foot, the neck with an alternating band of prunus florets and sprigs, with a recessed stepped base Height 9½ in., 24 cmCondition reportThere is a small bruise (approx. 2.8 cm wide) to the mouthrim, and an associated glaze line. The base drilled and now filled. The interior wall with two small star-shaped glaze lines (not through to the exterior). Some expected light wear and minor firing imperfections, including a small insignificant potting flaw to the lower body. 口沿有一小撞痕約2.8公分寬，以及連帶釉線。底原打孔經補。內壁有兩小雞爪紋（並未穿透至外壁）。表面有正常輕微使用痕跡及窰燒瑕疵，包括器身下半部有一極細微的胎體瑕疵。
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