| Its baluster shape rising to a short neck, the body covered with open lotus flowers in different colored enamels all surrounded by swirling lotus vines and leaves in dark green enamels, the shoulder encircled by lappets in green enamels counterpointed with a ring of plantains around the base, the top with clouds in multicolored enamels and swirling lotus leaves, the base unmarked. Minor losses. Ming. 2nd half 15th C. 7 1/2 in. high.
Provenance: Philadelphia collection
Cloisonne jars with their original lids from this period are rare. |
