Blue & White 15th C. Ming Dynasty Xuande Period Double Dragon Vase (WORLD CLASS) Joseph.Sharon@chinesemasterpieces.com
Blue & White 15th C. Ming Dynasty Xuande mark and Period double Dragon Vase with Phoenix head handles. This vase used the Yuan style Dragons which they often used in the beginning of the Xuande reign. They used the imported samali blue cobalt and this cobalt has a blackish tone, and when the heaping and piling effect breaks the surface of the glaze it shows a silvery reflection, this confirms the age because this cobalt has not been avaliable for 500 years. This double Dragon vase measures approx. 19" tall (click image to enlarge)