Page 45 - November 2016 London Bonhams asian Art

72 73

72
A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL
JARDINIÈRE
Stamped De Cheng two-character mark, 19th
century
The oval, globular vessel finely enamelled with
foliate cartouches enclosing floral sprays,
reserved on a background of butterflies and
flowers, with a lappet border at the shoulder.
48cm (18 7/8in) wide

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

73
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘WEIQI’ JAR AND
COVER
Late Ming Dynasty
Finely enamelled with two rows of lotus flower
heads alternated with tulip blossoms, issuing
from a dense ground of leafy scrolling tendrils
on a bright turquoise ground, the base with
a large green five-petal lotus centred on a
yinyang symbol surrounded by small flowers,
the cover similarly decorated with scholar’s
objects with scattered blossoms on cracked-
ice ground.

9.3cm (3 5/8in) high (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000

ASIAN ART | 43