the silver body with deep, rounded sides set over a straight foot, the interior parcel-gilt, the exterior with six chased and parcel-gilt shou ('longevity') roundels bordered above and below by ruyi-head bands finely worked in gold filigree, each ruyi centered with a round cabochon-cut ruby or spinel secured with a gold setting and flanked by two smaller stones, the entire composition framed by a gold filigree keyfret band encircling the rim and another just above the foot, two gold filigree openwork handles rising from the lower ruyi-head border and extending beyond the rim of the cup, each handle formed as a plume of clouds supporting a stylized shou character topped by further clouds and surmounted by an eight-petal flower securing a large oval ruby or spinel at its center, the base inscribed with the two characters lian and sheng Width 4 1/8 in., 10.5 cm
the silver body with deep, rounded sides set over a straight foot, the interior parcel-gilt, the exterior with six chased and parcel-gilt shou ('longevity') roundels bordered above and below by ruyi-head bands finely worked in gold filigree, each ruyi centered with a round cabochon-cut ruby or spinel secured with a gold setting and flanked by two smaller stones, the entire composition framed by a gold filigree keyfret band encircling the rim and another just above the foot, two gold filigree openwork handles rising from the lower ruyi-head border and extending beyond the rim of the cup, each handle formed as a plume of clouds supporting a stylized shou character topped by further clouds and surmounted by an eight-petal flower securing a large oval ruby or spinel at its center, the base inscribed with the two characters lian and sheng Width 4 1/8 in., 10.5 cm
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