RARE BOITE DE LETTRE A COMPARTIMENTS EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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RARE BOITE DE LETTRE A COMPARTIMENTS EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Le couvercle imitant une pile de cinq livres reproduite sur les petits côtés, le dessus et les longs côtés reproduisant un tissu à décor de motifs géométriques et chilong dans des médaillons polylobés, l'intérieur comprenant trois compartiments à décors divers de caractères shou, dragons, rinceaux fleuris et entrelacs ; petits éclats
Dimensions: 10 x 17 x 10 cm. (4 x 6¾ x 4 cm.)

Provenance

From a European private collection.

Further details

A RARE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL THREE-COMPARTMENT SCHOLAR'S BOX
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

The Qianlong emperor appears to have had a great desire for novelty and exotic products, and thus the greatest number of pieces decorated to simulate other materials in a playful attempt at 'trompe-l'oeil' or 'trick of the eye' was made during his reign.
Compare the current box with another cloisonné one, ingeniously composed as three stacked scrolls functioning as two tiers of containers and sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 1 December 2010, lot 3180A.

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