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A  C h e o n g  L a m  r o s e w a t e r
                                                  sprinkler that is said to have been
                                                  made  for  the  Indian  market  and
                                                  still  retains  its  original  carriage
                                                  case.  The  use  of  a  peacock  atop
                                                  the  sprinkler  rose  suggests  it
                                                  may  have  been  intended  for  the
                                                  Persian market.

                                                  Although the case also contains a
                                                  written dedication dated 1918 and
                                                  Bombay,  it  is  more  likely  the
                                                  sprinkler  was  actually  made
                                                  earlier - circa 1900.
                                                  It  is  decorated  with  Daoist
                                                  symbols  and  the  flowers  of  the
                                                  four  seasons.  The  peacock
                                                  sprinkler  finial  has  parcel  gilded
                                                  highlights  as  do  selected  motifs
                                                  throughout.
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