the globular body rising from three cabriole legs to a cylindrical neck with galleried rim, set with a pair of upright curved handles each pierced with a rectangular aperture, the body brightly enamelled against a rich yellow ground with the beribboned bajixiang interspersed with stylised lotus scroll below a band of ruyi heads, the shoulder, neck, handles and legs similarly decorated with stylised lotus blooms borne on leafy tendrils, encircled by keyfret bands at the rim, the side of the handles and the feet, the rim with a gilt rectangular cartouche inscribed in iron-red with a six-character seal mark, glazed turquoise on the interior

Christie's London, 5th June 1995, lot 171A.

The handles have been broken, professionally restored with original pieces and retouched. The enamels have been generally well preserved with only minor light scratches and wear. There is a kiln grit above one foot.
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