QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS' VASE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is elaboratedly decorated around the baluster body with leafy interlacing scrolls bearing lotuses and ruyi-heads, beneath a band of ruyi-heads enclosing red bats. The shoulder is adorned by a frieze of stylised archaistic dragons between two gilt raised bands, and the trumpet neck with a lotus scroll below hanging blades, flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from gilt dragon-heads suspending loose rings. The foot is further decorated with a band of pendent lappets. The gilt mouth and foot rims are incised with keyfret bands.
16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2007, lot 163

Literature

Reverence and Perfection: Magnificent Imperial Cloisonné Enamels from a Private European Collection, Hong Kong, 2013, no. 22

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Lot Essay

This exceptional cloisonné enamel vase is particularly rich in details and auspicious symbols, such as the bat-embracing ruyi-heads and hanging blades enclosing lotus sprays. Such complex and luminous design, executed with a variety of colours, reflects the taste for exquisite and elaborate works of art during the 18th century as well as the virtuosity achieved by artisans of the time.

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