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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MUSICAL CHIME, BIANQING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The chime is finely enamelled on either side with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, enclosed within raised gilt-bronze borders in the form of stylised ruyi heads at the apex and extremities. The Emblems are centred upon the vase and cover which is flanked on either side by the twin fish and the lotus bloom and parasol above and below. On either side of the twin fish are the remaining emblems: wheel and endless knot on the left; and the umbrella and conch on the right. The emblems are set amidst stalks of millet, bamboo canes, diaper and floral scroll on a purple ground.
16 in. (40.6 cm.) across
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The chime is finely enamelled on either side with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, enclosed within raised gilt-bronze borders in the form of stylised ruyi heads at the apex and extremities. The Emblems are centred upon the vase and cover which is flanked on either side by the twin fish and the lotus bloom and parasol above and below. On either side of the twin fish are the remaining emblems: wheel and endless knot on the left; and the umbrella and conch on the right. The emblems are set amidst stalks of millet, bamboo canes, diaper and floral scroll on a purple ground.
16 in. (40.6 cm.) across
Provenance
Christie's New York, 3 June 1993, lot 24
Brought to you by
Angela Kung
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