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A powder-blue ewer
Kangxi
Following an Islamic prototype of pear shape, supported on a slightly flaring foot and terminating in a cup-shaped mouth, the slender S-shaped spout linked to the neck with a bracket set opposite the loop handle, all glazed in powder-blue and decorated in gilt with a phoenix roundel below a Shou character and swastika, pierced wood cover
22.6 cm. high

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