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208 * Compare a similar example from the Qing Court Collection, Beijing,
late Ming dynasty, of similar form and decorative design applied with a
A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘CHILONG’ VASES chilong clambering at the neck, illustrated in The Complete Collection
17th century of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong
Each raised on a cylindrical foot supported by a similarly shaped Kong, 2002, pl.56.
pedestal, the globular body and long neck finely decorated with
meandering foliate scrolls bearing lotus buds and blossoms, above
a band of stylised lappets and ruyi heads, the neck with two sinuous
chilong clambering up the sides, clasping in their mouth a long-
stemmed lingzhi, fitted box.
Each 41cm (16 1/8in) high (3).
£30,000 - 50,000 CNY290,000 - 480,000
HK$350,000 - 590,000
十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋蟠螭天球瓶一對
