A pair of Chinese cloisonné tapir-like vessels (xizun), Qing dynasty (1644-1911), each cast in the form of a mythical beast, standing four-square with its head…

A pair of Chinese cloisonné tapir-like vessels (xizun), Qing dynasty (1644-1911), each cast in the form of a mythical beast, standing four-square with its head facing forward, decorated with geometric scrolls, the hinged cover with a four-character Qianlong mark (31cm long) (2) Provenance: Property from a Midwestern collection, acquired by 1961, thence by descent. Footnote: 清 铜胎掐丝珐琅犧尊 一对

Category

Asian art

Location

Stansted Mountfitchet

Dimensions

L 31 cm