明十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯雲龍紋三足爐

the compressed globular body raised on three cabriole feet and set with a pair of bamboo handles, decorated in colourful enamels on a turquoise ground with two long-tailed dragons amongst cloud scrolls above waves, the underside with four detached floral heads

The handles are later replacements, and there is the expected pitting and minor loss to the enamels and wear to the gilding.
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參比兩例， 飾相類龍紋，藏於北京故宮博物院，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：珐琅器編1‧元明掐絲琺瑯》，北京，2011年，圖版87及88；另見一盒，維也納Österreichisches Museum für Angewandt Kunst 收藏，展於《Die Ware aus dem Teufelsland》，法蘭克福，1981年，圖錄編號11。