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19TH CENTURY
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A TIANQI 'LACQUER DRAGON AND PHOENIX' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The cover is decorated with a dragon and phoenx encircling a flaming pearl amongst clouds and fire scrolls on a ground of swastikas. The sides are embellished with lotus heads on a leafy scroll. The base is incised with an apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam.
19TH CENTURY
The cover is decorated with a dragon and phoenx encircling a flaming pearl amongst clouds and fire scrolls on a ground of swastikas. The sides are embellished with lotus heads on a leafy scroll. The base is incised with an apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam.
Special notice
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