A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MOONFLASK

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MOONFLASK
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Of flattened form, the moonflask is decorated on one side with a butterfly in flight amidst leafy chrysanthemum stems, and on the other side with a further butterfly amidst leafy camellia branches, all below two florets on the cylindrical neck flanked by two arched handles.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare two related moonflasks with fruit patterns, dated to the first half of the 17th century and illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz in Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1985, pls.136 and 138.

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