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- Dimension: Height: 11 7/8 in (30.2 cm) Diameter: 8 1/8 in (20.6 cm)
- Estimate From: $2500
- Estimate To: $4500
Qing Dynasty period. Of flattened circular form, the body enamelled with a Qilin enclosed in shaped cartouche, surrounded by meandering lotus scrolls, the waisted neck flanked by pair of 'carp' handles.
直口,粗頸,扁圓腹,橢圓形圈足,頸肩處飾雙魚耳。通體粉彩為飾,口沿繪“迴紋”,器身以“纏枝花卉紋”為地,開光畫“麒麟紋”,麒麟呈立姿,牛蹄形足,前肢一足抬起,作行走狀,麒麟顧盼回首,口吐煙雲,祥雲圍繞四周。麒麟,亦作“騏麟”,是中國古代傳說中的仁獸、瑞獸, 象徵祥瑞。
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