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REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
Details
A 'FAUX HARDSTONE' ENAMELLED 'DOUBLE GOURD' DISH
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
The flat dish is modelled as a large double gourd overgrown with branches of fruit-bearing vine, a bat sits on its edge. It is decorated in washed tones of russet and grey in imitation of hardstone. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
The flat dish is modelled as a large double gourd overgrown with branches of fruit-bearing vine, a bat sits on its edge. It is decorated in washed tones of russet and grey in imitation of hardstone. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in the UK in the 1970s by the vendor's grandfather, then by descent.
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