Wine jug, Chinese, plastic decorations with lotus and lotuses, longevity shou and dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, early 20th century, China, vessel; height 26.8 cm, width 17.5 cm, An ornate metal ewer with a rounded body on a flared, ribbed pedestal base, featuring a curved spout with a decorative animal head at its base and a sculpted handle with a curled end; the vessel has a domed lid topped by a pointed finial connected to the body by a small chain and shows inlaid or painted accents in reddish-brown against the silvery metal, with additional raised decorative motifs on the body and near the spout.
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Wine jug, Chinese, plastic decorations with lotus and lotuses, longevity shou and dragons iconography, Qing 1644–1911, early 20th century, China, vessel; height 26.8 cm, width 17.5 cm, An ornate metal ewer with a rounded body on a flared, ribbed pedestal base, featuring a curved spout with a decorative animal head at its base and a sculpted handle with a curled end; the vessel has a domed lid topped by a pointed finial connected to the body by a small chain and shows inlaid or painted accents in reddish-brown against the silvery metal, with additional raised decorative motifs on the body and near the spout.

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Wine jug Chinese plastic decorations lotus lotuses longevity shou dragons iconography Qing 1644–1911 early 20th century China vessel height 26.8 cm width 17.5 cm ornate metal ewer rounded body flared ribbed pedestal base featuring curved spout decorative animal head base sculpted handle curled domed lid topped pointed finial connected body small chain inlaid painted accents reddish-brown silvery metal additional raised decorative motifs near spout.

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