Description:
Large Cloisonne Vase, China, Ming dynasty, the meiping-form body topped with a flaring neck and trumpet mouth, resting on a high domed foot, decorated with lotus scroll design in polychrome enamels, against a blue ground divided by four vertical flanges, ht. 24, dia. to 14 1/4 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
severe crackings and losses to enamels, loss of some metalwork details and warping to foot and mouth, traces of retouches to enamels.
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Keywords
Ming, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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