Late Ming Dynasty cloisonné vase with lotus-patterned decoration

Country of origin: China

Date: Late Ming Dynasty (16th–17th centuries)

Style: Ming Dynasty court cloisonné

Material / Technique: Bronze, cloisonné

Dimensions: 41 cm tall

Condition: In good condition for its age.

Price: Upon request

A close parallel is the smaller, hu-shaped cloisonné vase with a lotus pattern from the Pierre Uldry Collection, which is listed (catalog number 185) in the catalog of the 1985 exhibition *Chinesisches Cloisonné. Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry* held at the Rietberg Museum in Zurich. Another similar example can be found in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, which is documented in *Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Enamels 2: Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) * (Beijing, 2011, Plate 25).

References:

• Chinese Cloisonné. The Pierre Uldry Collection, Rietberg Museum, Zurich, 1985, cat. 185.
• Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Enamels 2: Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), Beijing, 2011, pl. 25.