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Box with a lid. Oval, spheroidal box on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Cloisonné enamel with gilded metal reinforcing rings; interior filled with uniform turquoise enamel. Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque added to top of cover, depicting a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; sun is upper left, surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling reference emblems from mandarin squares: peacock denoting third civilian rank, sun referring to imperial authority. Rounded sides of both container and lid decorated with multi-colored lotus tendril stripes on a turquoise ground. Exceptionally fine jade workmanship noted; early precursor cloisonné technique used semi-precious stones set in metal cells. 18th century, China. Height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm. Creator, : Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941., A shallow round bowl with a smooth glossy interior in shades of blue and turquoise, bordered by a worn metallic rim in gold tones; the exterior shows a patterned band with swirling motifs in blue, turquoise, green, red, and white set against a blue background and framed by additional gold-toned edges, all shown against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_056

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Keywords

Box lid Oval spheroidal box ring foot divided halfway container Cloisonné enamel gilded metal reinforcing rings interior filled uniform turquoise enamel Slightly convex bas-relief grayish jade plaque added top cover depicting fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds upper left surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling reference emblems mandarin squares denoting third civilian rank sun referring imperial authority Rounded sides lid decorated multi-colored lotus tendril stripes turquoise ground Exceptionally fine jade workmanship noted early precursor cloisonné technique semi-precious stones set metal cells 18th century China Height 8.2 cm width 11.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm Creator Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 shallow round bowl smooth glossy interior shades blue bordered worn metallic rim gold tones exterior patterned band swirling motifs green red white set blue background framed additional gold-toned edges shown neutral gray background.