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The vessel is modelled after a dou, a ritual vessel. The globular body is decorated with scrolling lotus between ruyi-head bands, and the high foot is decorated with stif leaves and a further ruyi-head band. The domed cover is surmounted by an openwork gilt metal fnial.
6.5 in. (16.5 cm.) high, overall
£8,000-12,000
A very similar piece without the stif leaf decoration to the stem is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, Vol. 3, Beijing: 2011, pl. 252.
清十八世紀 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮荷紋豆式蓋盒