MEIJI PERIOD
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A CLOISONNE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
Meiji Period
The globular body set with upright squared handles at the shoulder, enameled with cartouches depicting an elaborate phoenix and a river scene both on a red ground within a celadon green scrolling band and linked by smaller panels with autumnal leaves above a brook, surrounded by chrysanthemum and peony flowers, the domed cover with a circular knop finial mounted on a bronze flowerhead, set within a flower-shaped cartouche, the cobalt-blue ground with scattered butterflies in various sizes receeding below a stylized rim onto the body, with liner
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter
Meiji Period
The globular body set with upright squared handles at the shoulder, enameled with cartouches depicting an elaborate phoenix and a river scene both on a red ground within a celadon green scrolling band and linked by smaller panels with autumnal leaves above a brook, surrounded by chrysanthemum and peony flowers, the domed cover with a circular knop finial mounted on a bronze flowerhead, set within a flower-shaped cartouche, the cobalt-blue ground with scattered butterflies in various sizes receeding below a stylized rim onto the body, with liner
8 in. (20.3 cm.) diameter