Page 614 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Detailing on the Tang-inspired
cups with pine and prunus
foliate motif and saucers with
the same combination of
motifs against a finely
planished ground.

The Mágū figurine by Qiu Tian Bao is
equally unusual, bordering on rare. Few
19th century Chinese silversmiths
produced such figures

Images courtesy of The Victoria & Albert Museum, London;

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