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2123 Vessel and cover in the form of a quail
RCIN 100978.a–b
Cloisonné enamel on copper
China; late 18th to 19th century
H (overall) 14.4 cm; W 11.9 cm

Standing with head turned to the right, the feet with claws
extended. The body covered with burgundy-red enamel, with
small, overlapping gilt cloisons, and connected patches of light
blue on the chest and on the face round the projecting beak,
which is open and gilt. The eyes in light blue, circled in dark blue,
with black pupils. The wing feathers in a variety of colours. The
rounded cover attached to a small projection on the back.

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NON-CERAMIC W ORKS OF ART FR OM CHINA 947