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A pair of Chinese blue and white copper-mounted hookah bases and a blue and white tapered pipe base
19th century
清十九世紀 青花水煙瓶一組三件
The bases shaped as potiches are decorated with the lower section of a dragon amongst clouds above a band of waves, and are mounted with a copper neck decorated with flowers, the side mounts decorated with bats and are fitted with a swing handle. The pipe base is of trapezoidal form and is decorated to each side with alternating shuangxi character and a stylised shou characters, the top with a four-character mark reading ‘Tongzhi liu nian’ (6th year of Tongzhi reign, corresponding to 1868), and one face with two characters reading ‘ban yong’ (for use).
The pair of ‘dragon and cloud’ bases: 10 cm. (3 7/8 in.) diameter
The trapezoid base: 8 cm. (3 in.) high
Condition:
The pair of ‘dragon’ bases:
One: with a crack to the base.
Both: unable to examine areas below the copper mounts.
The trapezoid base:
Chips to the corners, the largest approx. 1.5 cm.
All:
With expected surface wear.
品相報告:
龍紋水煙瓶:
其一底部有一條裂痕。
兩水煙瓶無法辨識銅鑲底下之品相。
梯形水煙瓶:
邊角有磕(最大約1.5公分)。
全部:
表面有正常磨損。