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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MYTHICAL BEASTS, LUDUAN A PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MOONFLASKS,
18th/19th century BIANHU
Each robustly cast seated on hind legs, one with its face turned to 19th century
the right and other with its face turned to the left, with bulging eyes Each of flattened spherical form rising from a splayed foot, with a
beneath bushy brows and mouths parted fiercely to reveal sharp teeth, garlic shaped neck below a flared galleried rim, the shoulders set with
the heads surmounted by long curving horns and both covered with elaborately cast and gilded dragon handles, the body richly decorated
gilded curly manes along knobbly spines, the heads decorated with in vibrant tones of red, pink, blue and yellow, with long-tailed phoenix
geometric patterns and small red circles on turquoise-blue ground, designs amidst a profusion of blooming peonies and rockwork, above
and the bodies with turquoise and blue scales. a keyfret border around the foot, all on a turquoise-blue ground.
Each 20cm (7 7/8in) high (2). Each 66cm (25 7/8in) high (2).
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY37,000 - 55,000 £8,000 - 10,000 CNY73,000 - 92,000
HK$44,000 - 66,000 HK$88,000 - 110,000
十八/十九世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯甪端 一對 十九世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯鳳穿牡丹紋大抱月瓶一對
Provenance: a European private collection
來源： 歐洲私人收藏
