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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘BUDDHIST LION’ BOWL A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ CUPS
16th century Ming Dynasty
The deep bowl decorated with four prancing Buddhist lions of varying Each enamelled in white, yellow, black and blue with a typical scroll of
hues, chasing brocade balls amongst flames and above waves, the large-headed, formal lotus on a turquoise ground, framed by a cloud
base and interior with lotus flower motifs, the well with a frolicking collar at the rim and a band of lappets at the foot.
carp, later wood stand. Each 9.8cm (3 7/8in) diam. (2).
22.5cm (8 3/4in) diam. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
£2,000 - 3,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000 HK$22,000 - 33,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000
For a similar bowl with Buddhist lions, dated mid-16th century, and
held in the Les Arts Décoratifs-musées des Arts décoratifs, Paris, see
B. Quette, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing
Dynasties, 2011, p. 41, no. 151

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