Lot 242
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VASE EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES
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VASE EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE JIAQING (1796-1820)

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VASE EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE JIAQING (1796-1820)
Reposant sur une base bombée légèrement évasée à décor de rinceaux et lotus, ces derniers repris sur la panse globulaire, le pied rehaussé de caractères shou et ruyi, le col tubulaire agrémenté de frises de feuilles séparées par un anneau en relief
Hauteur: 23 cm. (9 in.)
Provenance
From a French private collection
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL HOLY WATER BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)

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Lot Essay

This type of bottle or flask, which almost certainly developed from a metal proto-type, is often referred to as a 'pure water' or 'holy water' bottle, although it is more properly called a kamandalu, which is used to contain holy water. It is particularly associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin). This bottle form relates to the kendi and the kundika, having the distinctive flange on the neck, but is differentiated from the kendi and kundika by having no spout on the shoulder.

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