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A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE CUP AND It is rare to find complete sets of cloisonné enamel cups and cup-
CUP-STAND stands of this period such as the present lot. Compare two very
16th century similar cup-stands but missing the cups, first half of the 16th century,
The cup intricately decorated with meandering lotus blossoms amidst illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die
leafy scrolls on a white ground to the interior and on a turquoise Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1984, pls.81 and 82.
ground to the exterior, the interior with a central roundel enclosing a
Sanskrit symbol; the circular dish with a central raised plinth encircled
with chrysanthemum petals, enamelled with scrolling lotus on a See also two related cloisonné enamel cup-stands, Xuande mark and of
turquoise ground, surrounded by a band of various flowers on a dark the period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo jinyin
green ground, the everted rim with further floral on a white ground. boli falangqi quanji: 5: falangqi vol.1, Hebei, 2001, nos.47 and 48.
The cup 4cm (1 1/2in) high; the dish 16.2cm (6 3/8in) diam. (2).
明代掐絲琺瑯器傳世品中成套的杯與盞托非常稀少，見Pierre Uldry舊
HKD120,000 - 160,000 藏兩件十六世紀前半葉的掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋盞托，著錄於H.Brinker及
US$15,000 - 21,000 A.Lutz，《Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry》，蘇
黎世，1984年，圖版81及82。另見北京故宮博物院藏兩件帶有宣德
十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋杯連盞托 款的明宣德掐絲琺瑯纏枝花卉紋盞托，著錄於《中國金銀玻璃琺瑯器
全集5：琺瑯器（一）河北，2001年，編號47及48。

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