明十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯太極纏枝蓮紋小抱月瓶

of flattened circular form, the gently rounded sides rising from a short foot to a cylindrical neck, flanked by a pair of notched handles, finely decorated on each side with six lotus blossoms borne on meandering leafy stems encircling a Taiji diagram, all between further lotus heads at the neck and a band of wavy upright lappets around the base

There are scattered areas of fill, shallow chips, and pitting to the enamels, consistent with enamel of this period. The surface with general wear. The gilding possibly refreshed..
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See a slightly large example of the same type but decorated with chilong at the center from the Clague collection, published in Ronald D. Hickman and Claudia Brown, Chinese Cloisonné, the Clague Collection, Phoenix, 1980, pl. 12; and another smaller example with a central floral roundel, sold in these rooms 8th November 1980, lot 64. Compare also a related example of larger size, included in The Minor Arts of China III, Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1987, cat. no. 89.