Page 752 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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The same degree of silver work and array of decorative
motifs would be lavished upon the smallest of objects,
such as the tiny pounce [right], which looks as if it had
been directly influenced by a Montgolfier Brothers’ hot air
balloon
Yet Tu Mao Xing, always a master of control, was equally
comfortable and capable of creating elegance in the grand
style; the tea and coffee suite [below] stands testament to this.
