A RARE MING CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD TRAY

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A RARE MING CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

The centre of the shallow circular dish enamelled with two makara dragons spewing strings of pearl amidst a turquoise ground scattered with floral sprays, encircling a central gilt-bronze medallion cast with dragons and a four-character Jingtai mark, the cavetto and everted mouth rim with bands of lingzhi sprays and cell-pattern diaper, the base of the dish with a vibrant design of prunus, bamboo and pine, 'The Three Friends of Winter', growing from rockwork, all raised on three animal-mask feet
6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) diam.

Provenance

The D. J. Wineman Collection, no. 38

Lot Essay

Compare the design on the present lot with a bowl decorated with makara dragons in the well, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, pl. 88; while a larger comparable dish raised on three feet and with a Jingtai mark, is illustrated ibid., pl. 101.

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