JAIJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

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A VERY RARE SMALL KINRANDE FACETTED DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
JAIJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The main body of the vase is potted with eight facetted sides below a conforming waisted neck and upper body tapering to a high neck. It is finely decorated in iron red, green, turquoise and yellow enamels with four iron-red circular medallion on the main body, reserved on the iron-red diaper ground further embellished with gilt. The upper body is similarly decorated with four quatrefoil panels below bladed leaves around the upper neck.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find Kinrande examples with reign marks such as the present vase. Evidentaly, a limited number of vessels of this decorative style were probably made for the Ming Court rather than for the export market.

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