A VERY RARE DOUCAI TIBETAN-STYLE EWER

Lot 2706
09.07.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 2706 | A VERY RARE DOUCAI TIBETAN-STYLE EWER
A VERY RARE DOUCAI TIBETAN-STYLE EWER

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Modelled after Tibetan metal prototypes, the ewer is potted with a globular body with an S-shaped spout emerging from a dragon mask, surmounted by the neck stepped in four sections rising to a wide flanged mouth decorated with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the body is similarly decorated with the Emblems borne on lotus sprays. The beaded borders in relief are highlighted with gilt.

7 ¹¹/16 in. (19.6 cm.) high, box

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