A VERY RARE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ 'LOTUS' KUNDIKA Ming Dynasty 明十五世紀 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋奔巴瓶 The globular body finely decorated with polychrome lotus flowers borne from curling leafy stems between bands of petal lappets, set with an upward-angled spout decorated with a protruding flaming pearl motif and leafy stems, terminating in a hinged cover surmounted with a gilt-bronze bud finial over petal lappets, a slender tapering neck issuing from a bulbous knop, surmounted by a gilt-bronze finial cast as unfurling petals, all raised on a stepped base formed of various bands of lappets and classic scroll in polychrome enamels and gilt-bronze, all on a rich turquoise ground, the base inscribed with a viśvavajra motif, 24.5cm high - PROVENANCE: Collection of Robert Rousset (1901 - 1982), France,pagnie de la Chine et des Indes, Paris; Thence by descent in the family; Private Collection, France;