A RARE CLOISONNÉ ARROW VASE, TOUHU INCISED JINGTAI FOUR CHAR...

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£2,000

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ARROW VASE, TOUHU
INCISED JINGTAI FOUR CHARACTER MARK, MING OR LATER
铜胎掐丝珐琅缠枝莲纹贯耳瓶 景泰年制款  明或以后
the cylindrical neck with twin tubular handles decorated with with chilong on a dark blue ground, the rim centred by opposing lotus blooms,  the cylindrical neck and globular body enamelled with lotus scrolls bearing large blossoms, each framed by leafy curled stems, with a classic scroll around the flared foot
12cm high

PROVENANCE: From the Private West Sussex Collection. 

NOTE: For a near identical example dated to the Xuande Period see: Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Art, 15th September 2015, Lot 165; Sotheby's London, 9th June 1992, lot 28; Eskenazi Ltd., London.  Christie's Hong Kong, 3rd November 1998, lot 1045.

LITERATURE: Giuseppe Eskenazi and Hajni Elias, A Dealer's Hand - The Chinese Art World through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, pl. 177.

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Good overall appearance. There is an impact dent a loss to enamel on one side of the baluster body also the baluster body shows a wash when viewed under black-light possibly an old repair, signs of age and wear.