A small cloisonné enamel moon flask, 16th century, Ming Dynasty, of flattened circular form, the gently rounded sides rising from a short foot to a cylindrical neck, flanked by a pair of notched handles, finely decorated on each side with six lotus blossoms borne on meandering leafy stems encircling a Taiji diagram, all between further lotus heads at the neck and a band of wavy upright lappets around the base, 12.5cm high See a very similar moon flask sold at Sotheby's New York, 16th March 2016, Lot 329 Provenance: Property of a Gentleman collected in the 1980's or 1990's 明16世纪 掐丝珐琅太极图抱月瓶 拍品来源：英国私人收藏，购于上世纪九十年代 Condition Report: Extensive loss to the enamel, especially to the bottom and the two sides of the flask, rim with loss and dent, wear to the gilding Condition Report Disclaimer