A MASSIVE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A PAGODA
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
The nine-tiered pagoda enameled with a lotus meander against a bright turquoise ground, each tier with an arched opening accommodating a shrine to Buddha on all six sides and covered by a shingled eave fitted with bells and dragon-heads, surmounted by a gilt-bronze chattra
90 in. (228.6 cm.) high
A MASSIVE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A PAGODA
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
The nine-tiered pagoda enameled with a lotus meander against a bright turquoise ground, each tier with an arched opening accommodating a shrine to Buddha on all six sides and covered by a shingled eave fitted with bells and dragon-heads, surmounted by a gilt-bronze chattra
90 in. (228.6 cm.) high