AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘CHAMPION VASE’ KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Each of the two impressive cylinders is decorated with continuous lotus scrolls below the waisted necks with further lotus scrolls and above the waisted feet with petal lappets. The two sections are joined by a gilt-bronze eagle with outspread wings, and standing on a fearsome crouched mythical beast. The reverse is connected by the scrolling tail of the beast, below a chilong. 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) high Provenance George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts
AN IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘CHAMPION VASE’ KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Each of the two impressive cylinders is decorated with continuous lotus scrolls below the waisted necks with further lotus scrolls and above the waisted feet with petal lappets. The two sections are joined by a gilt-bronze eagle with outspread wings, and standing on a fearsome crouched mythical beast. The reverse is connected by the scrolling tail of the beast, below a chilong. 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) high Provenance George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts
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