Lot 146. A cloisonné enamel "Lotus" vase, hu, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

of archaistic form, cast with a pear-shaped body of generous proportion rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, the shoulder flanked by a pair of Buddhist lion-mask handles suspending loose rings, the exterior brightly enameled against a turquoise ground with four main registers enclosing large lotus blooms wreathed in scrolling foliage issuing curling leaves, the four registers divided by three bands of floral scrolls against a darker blue ground. Height 13 1/8  in., 33.3 cm 

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