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QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF YELLOW-ENAMELLED MOULDED ARCHAISTIC RITUAL FOOD VESSELS AND COVERS, GUI
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Of oblong section, each vessel is decorated with bands of archaistic motifs, with a pair of loop handles surmounted by dragon heads, and is raised on a pedestal base with domed lower section. The domed cover is decorated en suite and in the center with a foliated dragon amidst clouds surrounded by four upright flanges with scalloped edges. The vessel is covered overall with an enamel of deep yellow colour.
11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) across handles, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Of oblong section, each vessel is decorated with bands of archaistic motifs, with a pair of loop handles surmounted by dragon heads, and is raised on a pedestal base with domed lower section. The domed cover is decorated en suite and in the center with a foliated dragon amidst clouds surrounded by four upright flanges with scalloped edges. The vessel is covered overall with an enamel of deep yellow colour.
11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) across handles, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s