A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Of shallow form, decorated with a central shou character within a petal border, surrounded by a wide band of classic lotus scroll and two narrower bands of flowers and cloud scrolls to the rim, all reserved on turquoise grounds, the reverse gilt
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

With Spink & Son Ltd., London.

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Lot Essay

Compare a similar dish dated to the second half of the 15th century and without the central Shou roundel but decorated in the same palette in the Pierre Uldry Collection, illustrated in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich 1985, pl.36.

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