A fine cloisonné vessel in shape of the food vessel 'ding'

Description:

China, Kangxi / Qianlong period
H. 29/ B. 18,5 cm
The spherical body is flanked by two upright handles and stands on three cylindrical legs. Around the wall, on the legs and the handles, lancet friezes with applied abstract motifs in archaic style on a turquoise blue ground. Partially fire-gilt.
Formerly from an old Central German collection established by repute in the 1920s, sold Nagel, 18 May 2001, lot 4056 and acquired by the present owner - Few small wax-filled losses to the enamel, gilding with minor wear