L.: 37 cm - H.: 23 cm

Weight: 10,5 kg

Accompanied by a wooden stand.

The mark reads 大明宣德五年監督工部官臣吳邦佐造 (Da Ming Xuande wunian jiandugong bu guanchen Wu Bangzuo Zao) which translates to 'Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Fifth Year of Xuande’.

Ref.: Christie's, New York, March 17, 2017, lot 1045, for a similar example with the same mark. (sold USD 21.250) (link)