Lot Essay
A similar example was sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 29 and 30 October 1995, lot 618
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK, 17TH CENTURY
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A FINE LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BALUSTER VASE, GU
xuande six-character mark, 17th century
Cast in two sections, the rounded body at the shoulder with a petal band cast in low relief and set with four Buddhistic lion masks divided by sinuously coiled chilong, the long flaring neck set with two chilong forming handles, above double raised bands and beneath a wide flaring rim, a slightly raised band imitating bamboo at the mouthrim and foot, the olive-brown surface patination with irregular gold splashes
25 in. (64.8 cm.) high
xuande six-character mark, 17th century
Cast in two sections, the rounded body at the shoulder with a petal band cast in low relief and set with four Buddhistic lion masks divided by sinuously coiled chilong, the long flaring neck set with two chilong forming handles, above double raised bands and beneath a wide flaring rim, a slightly raised band imitating bamboo at the mouthrim and foot, the olive-brown surface patination with irregular gold splashes
25 in. (64.8 cm.) high