The ‘zhadou’ has a globular body with a flared trumpet neck, supported by a short, straight foot. It is decorated with scrolling polychrome lotus patterns on a turquoise ground, with the design continuing inside the neck.
A cloisonné enamel ‘lotus’ zhadou (Ming dynasty, first half 16th century)
Description
Dimensions: 12.4cm high
Provenance:
Anthony Carter Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, June 2004
Dr Kenneth Lawley, Edinburgh (1937-2023)
The ‘zhadou’ has a globular body with a flared trumpet neck, supported by a short, straight foot. It is decorated with scrolling polychrome lotus patterns on a turquoise ground, with the design continuing inside the neck.
Compare a similar jar, illustrated in ‘Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection’, Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz, Rietberg Museum, Zurich, 1985, no. 86.
