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A Chinese zitan altar ornament
of tapering form, carved with a central line of inscription within two coiled dragons among clouds below a full-faced dragon chasing a flaming pearl, set on a rectangular base carved with flowersprays and a band of lotus-petals, set within key-fret borders --18.in (45.7cm) high, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 21.
of tapering form, carved with a central line of inscription within two coiled dragons among clouds below a full-faced dragon chasing a flaming pearl, set on a rectangular base carved with flowersprays and a band of lotus-petals, set within key-fret borders --18.in (45.7cm) high, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 21.