For an early Ming-dated cloisonne arrow vase, refer to one illustrated by Brinker and Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne, The Pierre Uldry Collection, pl. 17. Inspiration of this shape is from Song ceramics, compare to two examples, the first a Guanyao vase from the Ren Renfa family tomb, included in the Shanghai Museum Chinese Ceramics Exhibition, illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 16; the second is a Geyao vase from the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuguan cang wenwu zhengpin quanji, no. 37.

Cf. also a similar vase sold in these Rooms, 3 November 1998, lot 1045.
(US$35,000-40,000)