Dragon-Elephant Melon Vessel and Goblets

A Chinese melon shaped vessel withragon handle & elephant spout,…
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A Chinese melon shaped vessel withragon handle & elephant spout, & two goblets on low stems, in the Tang Dynasty Tradition, gold embossed over metal, the floral arabesques scrolling vine on each of the eight segments, highlighting the Persian & Central Asian influence from the trade along the silk Routes, made by a master craftsman, molded & hand finished. Provenance: Commissioned by the vendor & the moulds taken from the original, Liao Empire, [today Mongolia] now in Xian Museum, height 15 & 6 cm

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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