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follows the archaic models, the Qing craftsmen exercised their with a geometric pattern on the body, sold in our Hong Kong
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imagination and made liberal changes to the decoration of its rooms, 8 October 2006, lot 1077. Compare also a cloisonné
prototype. For example, the geometric design vividly adorning censer with a lingzhi knob surmounting the cover, in the Palace
the main band on the body derives from archaistic taotie and Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in
dragon designs, while the intricately cast knob, modelled as the Palace Museum: Enamels Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty.Vol
the auspicious fungus, lingzhi, further heightens the vitality and (III), Beijing, 2011, pl. 212.
auspiciousness of the overall design. Thus, the Qing craftsmen
have successfully created contemporary marvels that are at ಴ £ 100,000-150,000
once familiar and innovative. HK$ 1,110,000-1,660,000 US$ 141,000-212,000
Cloisonné censers of comparable shape include one enamelled
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with an abstract cicada design, in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
published in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum:
Enamels Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty. Vol(II), Beijing, 2011, pl. Ը๕
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176; and a large Qianlong mark and period censer decorated

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