Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

www.adams.ie 55 Preview Asian Art |23 rd November 2021 A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ ARCHAISTIC JAR, HU CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY The pear-shaped vase is finely enamelled around the globular body, shoulder and neck with registers of large lotus blooms borne on leafy meandering scrolls, all supported on a tall, splayed foot similarly decorated. The shoulders are applied with a pair of enamelled Taotie mask handles suspending flattened, loose rings that bear enamelled decorations as well. H: 36,2 cm Weight: Over 2 kilograms. €4,000 - 8,000 NOTE: For a related cloisonné jar at public auction, please refers to Zacke Vienna, 2021/03/05, lot 1, sold for €13,904 incl. BP. Also see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2015/04/07, lot 3727, sold for HKD250.000 incl. BP.