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KAI TAI
            Beijing
            circa 1880-1930




































                                                                         A maker of fine quality cloisonné work on
                                                                         silver.

                                                                         This  example  of  a  small  cylindrical  box
                                                                         keeps  the  tradition  of  small,  rather
                                                                         convoluted  millefiori-style  cloisonné
                                                                         work

                                                                         Beijing  is  the  historic  home  of  Chinese
                                                                         cloisonné  and  enamel  work,  much  of  it
                                                                         manufactured  in  Imperial  workshops
                                                                         within the Forbidden City.



















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