A RARE CANTON ENAMEL 'LYCHEE' WATERPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY naturalistically cast in the form of a hollowed lychee fruit with dimpled skin, the exterior brightly enamelled in pink and light beige with dabs of deeper pink and black mottling simulating the original texture of the fruit, borne on a gilt gnarled leafy stem issuing two smaller attendant fruits and veined leaves in blue and green enamels, the interior enamelled in sky blue 9.8 cm, 3 7/8 in.
A RARE CANTON ENAMEL 'LYCHEE' WATERPOT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY naturalistically cast in the form of a hollowed lychee fruit with dimpled skin, the exterior brightly enamelled in pink and light beige with dabs of deeper pink and black mottling simulating the original texture of the fruit, borne on a gilt gnarled leafy stem issuing two smaller attendant fruits and veined leaves in blue and green enamels, the interior enamelled in sky blue 9.8 cm, 3 7/8 in.
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