Lot 171. A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

of circular form, the cover enameled at the center with a medallion enclosing a single lotus bloom reserved against a dark blue ground, bordered by a composite floral scroll with the flower heads picked out in yellow, red, white, green and blue enamel against a turquoise-blue ground, the sides with further composite scrolls on a dark blue ground, the rims and interiors gilt (2). Diameter 4 1/4  in., 10.8 cm

Sotheby's. Chinese Art from Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, New York, 15 Mar 2016, 02:00 PM