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BOITE COUVERTE EN EMAUX CLOISONNES
Lot 310

BOITE COUVERTE EN EMAUX CLOISONNES

CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE

Closed22 June 2016

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EUR 47,100

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BOITE COUVERTE EN EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE
The domed cover is enamelled with four cranes in flight amidst dense clusters of colourful ruyi clouds, the sides of the cover, the box and the base are decorated with lotus scrolls, all against a bright turquoise ground, the rims, base and interior are gilded.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.

Property of a French noble family, the collection was formed by the present owner's great-grandfather, from late 19th century to early 20th century.

Specialist note

The design of cranes among multi-coloured clouds can be seen on a few cloisonné enamel pieces from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, including two jardinieres and a cup-stand illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pl. 28-30.