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Parcel-gilt silver tea basket This magnificent openwork lidded basket, donated
by Emperor Xizong in 874, exhibits a light and
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Height 17.8 (7), diam. 16.1 (6'A), weight 0.6 (i / 8) graceful form, from the swelling cover to the fanci-
Tang Dynasty, ninth century CE
ful feet, which take the form of triple clusters of
From the pagoda of the Famen Monastery at Fufeng,
Shaanxi Province stamens. The swing handle describes a graceful
arch, with swan-neck ends and bud finials, attached
Famensi Museum, Fufeng, Shaanxi Province at each side by a ring passing through a loop that
emerges from a four-petaled holdfast. A silver chain
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