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A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL decorative borders of angular plantain leaves and
YELLOW-GROUND ‘AUSPICIOUS gilt lappets, the rims with gilt keyfret bands, the
EMBLEMS’ BEAKER VASES interior and base enameled blue and turquoise (2)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Height 12½ in., 31.9 cm

each of archaistic gu form, the central bulbous $ 10,000-15,000
section rising from a splayed foot to a tall trumpet
neck with a galleried rim, brightly painted to the
exterior with the ribbon-tied ‘Eight Auspicious
Emblems’, surrounded by stylized lotus blossoms
borne on leafy foliate stems, all divided by

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