Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 733
A CHINESE CLOISONNE HU-SHAPED VASE MING/QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body decorated with lotus...
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A CHINESE CLOISONNE HU-SHAPED VASE
MING/QING DYNASTY
The pear-shaped body decorated with lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage against a turquoise ground, the design divided by dark blue bands containing simple blossoms and leaves, with two applied lion head masks suspending loose rings to the sides, all raised on a tall flared foot, 34cm.
Provenance: from a Scottish private collection acquired in London in 1967 and thence by descent.