Asian Art I - 22nd May 2013
Lot 190
A fine Chinese cloisonné vase
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000
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Description
A fine Chinese cloisonné vase, fanghu 16th/17th century, the pear-shaped body with two gilt loose-ring handles, decorated with gnarled branches of magnolia, peony, peach and pine issuing from blue rockwork, beneath bands of scrolling lotus and stiff leaves, all reserved on a turquoise ground and with a tapering footrim depicting horses amidst waves and cloud scrolls, 32.9cm.
Cf. Lempertz, 11th and 12th December 2009, lot 322, for a similar example.
十六/十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯獸耳銜环方壺