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Chinese Urn #2

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Posted 22 months, 5 days ago

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bayareamus…
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This wonderfully colored urn at The Society of California Pioneers museum is enamel on bronze. It sits on the the opposite side of the desk I previously posted from the other urn I posted. The precision with which these were produced is just breathtaking.

Can anyone tell me more about this urn - what era and region it might be from, what some of the symbolism on it is?

From my recent trip to the Society of California Pioneers...

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  1. Woman34 Woman34, 19 months, 23 days ago
    I think this is a Chinese cloisonne vase.
  2. suzizheng suzizheng, 1 month, 16 days ago
    Bottom of the picture? I also like the vase!

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