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The vase was made at the end of the 15th c. in the Ming
dynasty (1368-1644). It's a rare example of the early Chinese cloisonné
enamel. It has the globular bronze body and high cylindrical neck. The
vases of that shape were used for the game of throwing arrows. At the
end of the 16 - beginning of the 17th cc. the broken enamel had been restored
and the new base and rim for the neck had been made of gilded bronze.
The broken cylindrical handles at the top of the neck were replaced by
the stylized phoenix handles made of bronze and champlevé enamel.
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