SimplyAbuDhabi XV

New York Virginia China 855-266-9970 www.tkasian.com • i nfo@tkasian.com CHINESE EMPIRES (c. 907 - 960 CE or earlier ) IN CONTRAST TO THE POWERFUL IMAGERY IS THE OVERALL FEELING OF SERENITY, CREATED BY THE BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED CONTAINER WITH ITS LOTUS BLOSSOM FINIAL. FLORAL SCROLLS ARE ENGRAVED WITH INTERLACED SWEEPING ARCS ACROSS THE SMOOTHLY BURNISHED LID. PETAL SHAPED TABS OF GOLD HAVE BEEN LIFTED FROM THE CENTER OF THE LID IN AN INGENIOUS DESIGN TO CREATE THE BOTTOMLAYER OF PETALS FOR THE LOTUS FINIAL ANDALLOWTHE FRAGRANCE TO RISE SLOWLY FROM THE LOTUS. HIGH RELIEF REPOUSSÉ LOTUS PETALS ENCIRCLE THE BOTTOM OF THE PERFUMER, JUST ABOVE THE SHORT FOOT RING, ITSELF ADORNED WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNS. THE VISUAL ELEMENTS ARE TIED TOGETHER BY FIVE NARROW RIBBONS OF BEADED GOLD, WHICH HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY SOLDERED TO ACCENT THE FOOT AND OPENWORK BANDS. THIS SPECTACULAR OPENWORK GOLDWORK IS OF OBVIOUS ROYAL PROVENANCE. THE QUALITY OF THE MEDIUM AND THE USE OF THE DRAGON/ PHOENIX MOTIF ARE RELATIVELY ACCURATE INDICATORS. THIS EXCITING ARTIFACT HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY DATED, BY URANIUM, THORIUM 4HELIUM ANALYSIS, CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED FIVE DYNASTIES OR EARLIER AGE.