Lot Essay
Cf. a similar kamcheng and cover sold in these Rooms, 31 March 1996, lot 788
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
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A FAMILLE ROSE LIME-GREEN-GROUND KAMCHENG AND COVER
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The body and cover enamelled with pairs of lobed ogival panels containing a phoenix in flight and peonies reserved on a ground with the flowers of the four seasons, the sides with moulded pierced animal-mask handles, the cover with a feline finial, shallow chips to inner rim of cover
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
IRON-RED TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
The body and cover enamelled with pairs of lobed ogival panels containing a phoenix in flight and peonies reserved on a ground with the flowers of the four seasons, the sides with moulded pierced animal-mask handles, the cover with a feline finial, shallow chips to inner rim of cover
9½ in. (24 cm.) high