A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL REVOLVING VASE

A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL REVOLVING VASE
LATE QING DYNASTY

The separately cast body set with four medallions each containing a front-facing five-clawed dragon in gilt-bronze amid reticulated cloud scrolls, surrounded by cloisonné enamel lotus scrolls interspersed with bats and shou characters, the body rotating around a central core mounted on the foot with a row of stiff lappets to support the body, the flaring neck also fixed around the core with a band of interlocking ruyi-heads, flanked by two dragon handles, the rim and base with borders of key fret, the base with a De Cheng mark, 47.5cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol.43, p.169, no.161 for a smaller related vase.

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