SPITTOON IN ENAMELS ON COPPER OF HUE /...

SPITTOON IN ENAMELS ON COPPER OF HUE / PHAP LAM, ZHADOU
Vietnam, Nguyen Dynasty, Reigns of the Emperors H.M. Thieu Tri and H.M. Tu Duc (1841-1883)
Short heel, short rumen, trumpet collar. Copper covered with a midnight blue enamel with a network of golden threads drawing interlocking stars. On top, in a polychrome enamelled palette in the style of the "Rose Family", friezes of banana leaves at the base of the neck and ruyi at the shoulder. Also, prunus flowers and bamboo (slight cracks, especially in the white enamel of the hollow of the neck, slight jumps, including a discreet one at the foot).
H: 10 cm - D: 8.5 cm
Note: This spittoon was an integral part of an imperial betel set.
Comparisons:
> At auction, for two comparable though not identical spittoons in one lot, see Lynda Trouvé, 10/15/2018, lot 70;
> In a private Vietnamese collection, an identical zhadou as illustrated in the THANH NIEN NEWS magazine article dated 21/02/2013.

A HUE ENAMEL ON COPPER / PHAP LAM SPITTOON, ZHADOU
Vietnam, Nguyen Dynasty, HM Thieu Tri and HM Tu Duc reigns (1841-1883) Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.