A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL HU-FORM VASE MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY |

the pear-shaped body supported on a tall spreading foot and sweeping up to a waisted neck and flaring rim, patterned with five broad registers of polychrome lotus scroll against a turquoise ground, each bud and blossom comprising petals in contrasting colors, dark blue-ground bands with floral scrolls dividing each register

The cloisonné has expected wear, pitting, and flakes (all as illustrated), scattered dents (commensurate with age), and scattered areas of wax in-fill of varying sizes (the largest is an L-shaped section at the body approx. 15 x 23 cm) and some overspray. The handles have been removed and the associated holes filled-in with colored wax. There is a vertical seam to the interior of the mouth and neck from manufacture.
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