A SILVER 'LOTUS PETAL' STEM CUP TANG-SONG DYNASTY, 9TH-10TH CENTURY The cup is decorated in repoussé with three rows of overlapping lotus petals below a band of foliate scroll on a ring-punched ground enclosing the mouth rim. The circular foot is similarly decorated with further stylized foliage. 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) high; weight 74.7 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 55.
A SILVER 'LOTUS PETAL' STEM CUP TANG-SONG DYNASTY, 9TH-10TH CENTURY The cup is decorated in repoussé with three rows of overlapping lotus petals below a band of foliate scroll on a ring-punched ground enclosing the mouth rim. The circular foot is similarly decorated with further stylized foliage. 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) high; weight 74.7 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 55.
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