A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LOBED BASIN 17th/18th centuryA London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LOBED BASIN17th/18th centuryThe rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim divided into six petals, the interior decorated with pavilions in a lake scene, all encircled by meandering lotus scrolls and flower sprays issuing from pierced rocks atop the rim, the exterior with horses striding on top of waves, all reserved against a bright turquoise ground.41cm (16 1/8in) diam.Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.A circular basin with similar interior decoration is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Enamels, vol. II, Beijing, 2011, pl. 95.