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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL INCENSE HOLDER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The shallow dish is finely enamelled on the interior with four
yellow-ground ruyi-shaped cartouches, each enclosing a chilong,
evenly spaced encircling the central vase-shaped holder of
compressed form, all below peony scrolls and auspicious emblems
on a turquoise ground. The peony scrolls are repeated on the
exterior, and the base is decorated with a further floral scroll
bearing four lotus blooms.
4 º in. (10.8 cm.) diam., box

HK$180,000-260,000 US$24,000-34,000

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