Lot 305. A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' garlic-mouth moonflask, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 19cm., 7 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 5,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the flattened circular body rising from a rectangular foot to a waisted neck and garlic mouth, brightly decorated to each face against a turquoise ground with a quatrefoil ruyi medallion surrounded by meandering lotus scrolls above a lappet band, all below a keyfret band, the garlic mouth with blooming and budding lotus sprays below a lappet band.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015