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Covered Cylindrical Jar with Decoration of Flowers and Handles in the Form of Lion Heads

Covered Cylindrical Jar with Decoration of Flowers and Handles in the Form of Lion Heads

Chinese

Biscuit porcelain with applique molded handles and decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on base and inside of cover

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

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