16TH/17TH CENTURY

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A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HU
16TH/17TH CENTURY
The bulbous body decorated on each side with pairs of confronted four-clawed dragons leaping amidst clouds above the Mountains of Longevity and the Sea of Bliss (shoushan fuhai) to contest a flaming pearl, between a band of scattered prunus blossoms below and a band of grapevine at the base of the waisted neck decorated below the rim with a band of lotus scroll repeated on the tall spreading foot, all within narrow foliate scroll borders, and with a pair of gilt-copper lion mask and loose ring handles
21 in. (53.4 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the similar cloisonné enamel hu illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no. 118, dated to the second half 16th century and with Jingtai mark. The decoration is very similar, but the lotus and grapevine bands on the neck are reversed.

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