A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERSLATE MING - EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURYEach heavily cast vessel is splashed including the cover with lotus bud-form finial, The base is cast with a twelve-character mark in seal script Xuande ernian Zhou Yi wei Xiuhuang zhuren zhi ('Made for the master Xiuhuang by Zhou Yi in the second year of Xuande').13 in. (33 cm.) high overall.