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MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MOONFLASK
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The flattened body is decorated on each side with a chilong at the center surrounded by a bold lotus scroll repeated on the narrow cylindrical neck, which is flanked by a pair of wide, lobed handles decorated with billowing clouds and picked out in green, red, yellow and aubergine reserved on a light blue ground.
12.15/16 in. (32.8 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The flattened body is decorated on each side with a chilong at the center surrounded by a bold lotus scroll repeated on the narrow cylindrical neck, which is flanked by a pair of wide, lobed handles decorated with billowing clouds and picked out in green, red, yellow and aubergine reserved on a light blue ground.
12.15/16 in. (32.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Texas.
Christie's New York, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1034.
Christie's New York, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1034.