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Xuande Ming blue glazed moonflask vase

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:12,000.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 27,000.00 USD
Xuande Ming blue glazed moonflask vase

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Auction Date:2013 Mar 21 @ 13:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Location:1416 East Linden Ave, Linden, New Jersey, 07036, United States
A MAGNIFICENT Ming?s ?XUANDE? blue ground glazed MOONFLASK. This superb example of imperial moonflask porcelain Vase is a testament to the outstanding artistry and technical skill of the craftsmen employed at the imperial kilns. The flask also exemplifies a number of characteristics typical of the finest pieces made for the emperor of the time. The first of these goals is overall magnificence, while the second objective is the archaism incorporated into its moonflask design. While archaism has been an on-going facet of Chinese imperial art from at least the Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127), it may reasonably be claimed that the Qianlong reign saw its most widespread and varied use. The shape of the current flask has clear links with the past. The moonflask shape itself was adopted in the early 15th century at the imperial kilns and was made in two versions - one without a foot and one, the predecessor of the current flask, with a flared foot.