A CANTON ENAMEL LANTERN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
in the form of a hexagonal pavilion with a hinged lappet-shaped door on one faceted 'wall', brightly enameled allover in polychrome against a cobalt-blue ground, a shou character painted on each facet against a scrolling floral meander, the domed cover with flaring panels beneath a band of pierced coin- and ruyi-form apertures and an openwork lotus-form knop (3)
Height 18 in., 45.8 cm
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in the form of a hexagonal pavilion with a hinged lappet-shaped door on one faceted 'wall', brightly enameled allover in polychrome against a cobalt-blue ground, a shou character painted on each facet against a scrolling floral meander, the domed cover with flaring panels beneath a band of pierced coin- and ruyi-form apertures and an openwork lotus-form knop (3)
Height 18 in., 45.8 cm
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