A CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND RETICULATED GILT-METAL MOONFLASK

LATE QING DYNASTY

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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND RETICULATED GILT-METAL MOONFLASK
LATE QING DYNASTY
The flattened circular body is supported on a short foot of oval section and has a bulbous mouth joined to the shoulders by a pair of ruyi scepter-shaped handles. Each main side is inset with a pierced gilt-metal roundel of a four-clawed dragon surrounding a flaming pearl amidst clouds.
11¾ in. (30 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare the cloisonné enamel pear-shaped vase with openwork gilt-metal roundels of dragons, in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 43 - Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 169, no. 161.

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