Rare petite verseuse en bronze doré et émaux de Canton, Duomuhu Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

de forme cylindrique, le corps divisé en cinq registres par des anneaux en bronze doré, finement peint de rinceaux feuillagés chargés de fleurs de lotus épanouies en émaux polychromes sur fond turquoise se répétant sur le bec, l'extrémité supérieure en forme de couronne, l'anse formée de deux petites chaînes, la base émaillée blanc

There is a 1cm area of loss to the enamels to the spout just below a 1.5cm crack. Four areas of losses to the enamels on the foliate-shaped top and also to the back of it. A small 1cm area may have been restored also to the back near the ridge.
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The pair to this ewer, formerly in the Qing court collection, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, vol. 5, Painted Enamels in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, cat.no. 225