A CLOISONNE ENAMEL RETICULATED 'DRAGON' VASE, HU

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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL RETICULATED 'DRAGON' VASE, HU
19TH CENTURY

The reticulated globular body cast with roundels of dragons amidst cloud-scrolls alternating with similarly designed Buddhist lions medallions, bordered with a band of lotus lappets above the splayed circular foot and inter-linked ruyi-clouds below the shoulder, all against a cloisonné-enamelled ground depicting bats in flight and surrounding shou characters, flanked on either side with a pair of metal S-shaped dragon handles on the waisted neck
18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

(Not illustrated)

Cf. a slightly earlier cloisonné enamel vase with similar pierced bronze medallions illustrated Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, Vol. 10, The Crafts, Gold, Silver, Glass and Enamels, pl. 358.

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