15TH/16TH CENTURY

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A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC FACETED VASE, ZUN
15TH/16TH CENTURY
The faceted sides decorated with lotus scroll and bands of flower scroll, some of the lotus scroll on the rounded, flared neck enclosed in wide blades divided by notched gilt-bronze flanges at the corners, which are repeated at the corners of the middle section and the flared foot, as well as in the center of each side, the flowers in red, white, yellow, purple, mottled blue, and the leaves in dark green, all reserved on a rich turquoise ground, the inside of the gilt-bronze foot cast in relief with a Jingtai mark
13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm.) high

Provenance

By repute, Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1960s.

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Lot Essay

The shape of the present zun is based on an ancient bronze ritual wine vessel of the Shang dynasty. The trend towards archaism was widespread in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, with numerous vessels based on ancient bronze forms copied in cloisonné, jade, porcelain, and other materials.

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