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A FINE AND VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BASIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FINE AND VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BASIN KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Of lobed hexagonal form with a lipped rim, the circular well superbly detailed in colour enamels with a scene depicting an official seated on throne with his feet resting on a footstool, all set within a pavilion with attendants kneeling at his feet and standing to one side, the walled gardens outside the pavilion with visiting dignitaries and further attendants holding banners and parasols aloft beside a crane and deer, the inner straight walls of the basin decorated with six horses, haima , amidst clouds and rockwork peaks emerging from turbulent waves, the broad flange rim with six panels of stylized full-face horned dragons against a diaper ground, the exterior sides decorated with six pairs of confronted dragons flanking stylised Shou characters, the underside of the rim with a broad band of lotus scroll 21 5/8 in. (55.6 cm.) wide