QIANLONG
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A large Canton enamel ewer
Qianlong
After Islamic shape, the lobed ovoid body moulded with vertical panels enclosing tall stems of stylised flowers between a leaf-pattern border at the base and ruyi-lappet collar round the shoulder, supported on a high spreading foot with scattered foliage, the long straight spout and scroll handle with meandering foliage interspersed with flower-heads, the cylindrical scalloped neck between two horizontally protruding ribs, the high domed cover set with knop finial (some restoration and loss to enamels)
29 cm high
Qianlong
After Islamic shape, the lobed ovoid body moulded with vertical panels enclosing tall stems of stylised flowers between a leaf-pattern border at the base and ruyi-lappet collar round the shoulder, supported on a high spreading foot with scattered foliage, the long straight spout and scroll handle with meandering foliage interspersed with flower-heads, the cylindrical scalloped neck between two horizontally protruding ribs, the high domed cover set with knop finial (some restoration and loss to enamels)
29 cm high