明十六世紀 瓷州窯孔雀綠釉黑花纏枝花卉紋坐墩

of slender barrel form, set with four lion-mask-handles each suspending a ring framing a pierced section, painted with a composite peony and chrysanthemum scroll between two bands of raised bosses, the top with a pierced coin-shaped medallion framed by further lotus scrolls, covered overall with a turquoise glaze  

Crack running from the pierced coin medallion on the top to the edge and down one side where it divides after approx 4 inches to run approx 4 inches more in each direction horizontally. Expected wear and scratching to the glaze overall, glaze flaking to the tops of the bosses in the upper row and some flaking to the lower edge of the base. Minor glaze flaking to handles.
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