vase BM-1974-0226.17

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1390-1410 (Late Hongwu or early Yongle)
Materials:lacquer, gold,
Technique:carved, lacquered,

Dimensions:Height: 11 centimetres

Description:
Vase with bamboo ridged neck carved with the flowers of the four seasons. Made of carved lacquer. Base inscriptions.
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Comments:Bao Yanli (Shanghai Museum)明早期（洪武）剔红四季花卉纹竹节颈瓶 (永乐元年赠日本国漆器的记载中有一件与之非常像）Early-Ming (Hongwu) vase with flowers of the four seasons and bamboo-ridged neck. (There is a very similar piece among the lacquerware recorded as a gift to Japan in the first year of the Yongle reign).