A small cloisonné enamel moon flask

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 highSee a very similar moon flask sold at Sotheby's New York, 16th March 2016, Lot 329Provenance: 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, the bottom is detached from the flaskCondition Report Disclaimer