ID 807610
Lot 815 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL EWER AND COVER, DUOMUHU
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
17TH CENTURY
The tall cylindrical body is divided into four registers decorated with pairs of confronting dragons divided by flaming pearls between raised copper bands with floral scroll. The curved upright spout issues from the jaws of a gilt mythical beast opposite the dragon-fish-form handle, all below a lobed, crown-form rim decorated on the front with a writhing dragon amidst clouds and flames. The cover is decorated with a similar dragon below a globular finial.
23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Nagatani, Chicago, 19 February 1969.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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