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A MAGNIFICENT RARE PARCEL-GILT SILVER LOBED BOWL AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A MAGNIFICENT RARE PARCEL-GILT SILVER LOBED BOWL AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (618-907) The bowl divided into five lobes by raised ridges, each lobe superbly engraved and gilt with floral and fruit clusters amidst luscious foliage, the interior with a central medallion enclosing large blooms and fruit surrounded by feathery leaves, the gently everted rim engraved and gilt with a band of overlapping petals, the exterior mirroring the decoration to the interior, the gently domed cover with a central medallion enclosing flowering and fruiting clusters enveloped by feathery leaves, all encircled by five further clusters of flowering and fruiting branches, the rim finely detailed with floral scrolls The bowl 9½ in. (24.2 cm.) diam., the cover 9 7/8 in. (24.9 cm.) diam., total weight 1206g.