A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNE GU

17TH/18TH CENTURY

The diamond-section body with a flared foot and rim divided by flanges with dragon head terminals, all decorated with scrolls and taotie masks and key fret on a turquoise ground, the interior of the rim with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, 46cm.

Cf. H Binker, A Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné, The Pierre Uldry Collection, no.212 for a similar vase from the 17th century.