A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GUI , COVER AND STAND
A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GUI , COVER AND STAND YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) The gui is superbly decorated in bright enamels with a pair of taotie masks formed by archaistic scrollwork intertwined with the curly leafy tendrils of a lotus meander against a black ground, the design repeated as narrow bands on the waisted neck and spreading foot, flanked by a pair of gilt-bronze phoenix-shaped handles, the curved sides of the cover with four lotus sprays surrounding the flattened top decorated with a honeycomb pattern incorporating florets, surmounted by an openwork gilt-bronze finial, the gui fitted onto a square stand enamelled on each facet with taotie masks and lotus scrolls, the decoration on the upper surface corresponding to that on the cover 16 in. (40.7 cm.) overall height
A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GUI , COVER AND STAND
A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GUI , COVER AND STAND YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) The gui is superbly decorated in bright enamels with a pair of taotie masks formed by archaistic scrollwork intertwined with the curly leafy tendrils of a lotus meander against a black ground, the design repeated as narrow bands on the waisted neck and spreading foot, flanked by a pair of gilt-bronze phoenix-shaped handles, the curved sides of the cover with four lotus sprays surrounding the flattened top decorated with a honeycomb pattern incorporating florets, surmounted by an openwork gilt-bronze finial, the gui fitted onto a square stand enamelled on each facet with taotie masks and lotus scrolls, the decoration on the upper surface corresponding to that on the cover 16 in. (40.7 cm.) overall height
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