Sawdust container, gift; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 mentioned in provenance; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel vessel decorated with fantasy beasts and cicadas; base with four inserts; 19th century; height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.7 cm., A small conical object sits upright on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored image below; the object has a glossy black background decorated with intricate swirling patterns in blue, turquoise, red, white, yellow, green, purple, and gold, with metallic gold rims at top and bottom and a circular opening at the top.
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Sawdust container, gift; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 mentioned in provenance; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel vessel decorated with fantasy beasts and cicadas; base with four inserts; 19th century; height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.7 cm., A small conical object sits upright on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored image below; the object has a glossy black background decorated with intricate swirling patterns in blue, turquoise, red, white, yellow, green, purple, and gold, with metallic gold rims at top and bottom and a circular opening at the top.

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Sawdust container gift Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 mentioned provenance Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel vessel decorated fantasy beasts cicadas base four inserts 19th century height 8.5 cm diameter 9.7 cm small conical object sits upright reflective surface showing mirrored image object glossy black background decorated intricate swirling patterns blue turquoise red white yellow green purple gold metallic gold rims top bottom circular opening top.

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