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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOX AND COVER
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
11,3 x 14,9 cm
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 5271.
Made of two symmetrical sections, the whole external surface decorated in light and dark green, white, pink, yellow, red and blue enamels on a turquoise ground, the sides with lotus sprays bordered by a band of ruyi heads, the upper circular wells with stylized lotus flowers inside four reserves shaped as ruyi head and surrounded by lotus scrolls, the centre of the cover with a gilt metal flower topped by a carnelian round finial, to the centre of the lower side a round metal plaque, probably a later addiction, with the yin-yang symbol.
