A Cloisonné Vase (Meiping), Ming Dynasty, 16th Century

A Cloisonné Vase (Meiping), Ming Dynasty, 16th Century

decorated with three registers of stylized scrolling lotus in white, green, blue and green enamel, reserved on a blue ground, upright lappets at the foot, the collar with ying-yang symbols on a green ground, the short trumpet neck with scrolling flowerheads. height 13 in., 30 cm. Estimate 5,000—7,000 USD

Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's