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Although most Xuande cloisonné vessels appear to be unmarked, enough
marked pieces exist to identify this period’s style and quality. Both in its ܁ᅃỻക೗๻ኜdᒱ˸ೌಛ٫֢εdШኯπ
shapes and designs Xuande cloisonné wares also ! t in well with other works ˰੭ಛЪԷd੽ʕ̙ٝϤࣛಂʘࠬࣸʿۜ
of art of the period, particularly contemporary porcelain and lacquer ware. ሯfೌሞኜۨʿ७ུd܁ᅃỻക೗๻ኜၾՉ
Although Xuande cloisonné wares are predominantly decorated with lotus ˼܁ᅃନኜeဒኜഃʈᖵࠬࣸΝ̈ɓ࿏f७
ུ˙ࠦd˴ࠅ˸ᇳ७މ˴d͵Ԉν͉ۜᚂ،
motifs, composite % ower scrolls like on this box appear similarly on a stem
ڀ̓७٫d̙ਞϽɓ৷ԑްԷd̏ԯ݂ࢗ௹
cup attributed to the Xuande period in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated
ي৫ϗᔛdྡԈ݂⭓௹ي৫ᔛ˖يޜۜΌ
in The Complete Collection of Treasures, op.cit., 2002, pl. 30, and on a
ණ‘dۃࠑ̈ஈd2002ϋdྡو30d݂ࢗ
gu-shaped vase attributed to the Xuande reign, also in the Palace Museum, ௹ي৫̤ϗᔛɓ܁ᅃ̈ౘయԷdᚂ໢ʿ՜໢
which in addition shows a foliate scroll and linear classic scroll related to those ७dၾ͉ۜ޴ڐdԈʕ਷ߕஔΌණjʈᖵ
on our piece, see Zhongguo meishu quanji. Gongyi meishu bian [Complete ߕஔᇐ‘d՜10dږვޚᆨ೗๻ኜd̏ԯd
series on Chinese art. Arts and crafts section], vol. 10: Jin yin boli falang qi 1987ϋdྡو299f
[Gold, silver, glass and enamel wares], Beijing, 1987, pl. 299.
૿Υڀ̓ʿఊ၇ڀ̓७ུdѩ੬Ԉ׵͑ᆀʿ
܁ᅃڡڀନdུ׵ỻക೗๻ኜdաҦஔה
Flower scrolls, whether made up of composite blooms or featuring one single
ࠢdۆცЪᔊʷஈଣf̙ਞϽɓ܁ᅃڡڀ䋘
plant, were favorite motifs of Yongle and Xuande blue-and-white porcelains,
Էdུᚂ،ڀ̓d༱׵׼˾܁ᅃ֜㜺വശ
whereby for the cloisonné technique blooms and leaves had to be simpli! ed
त࢝ྡ፽‘d݂ࢗ௹ي৫d̨̏d1998ϋd
to what are basically silhouettes; compare a contemporary porcelain bowl ᇜ໮135f͉ۜႊଷdʕːུᇳ᎘dˢ༰ɓ܁
with composite % ower scroll in Mingdai Xuande guanyao jinghua tezhan tulu/ ᅃڡڀ䋘Էd䋘ː७ུ޴ᗳd̈ஈΝɪdᇜ
Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Selected Hsüan-te Imperial Porcelains ໮63d̤̙ˢ༰ɓᆵԷdᆵːུᇳ᎘dఖུ
of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1998, cat. no. 135. The ᚂᇳʬϢd̈ஈΝɪdᇜ໮186f
central % ower-head with its spiralling petals probably represents a lotus % ower
seen head-on, as is suggested by its foliate scrollwork, which is not found in
combination with other blooms. It appears similarly, for example, in the center
of a Xuande porcelain bowl, ibid., cat. no. 63, or the center of a dish, where it
is surrounded by a lotus scroll with three di" erent styles of blooms in pro! le,
ibid., cat. no. 186.