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

Details

RARE BOITE COUVERTE EN EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Imitant un livre, les côtés du couvercle figure les pages, le dessus est orné de motifs géométriques sur fond blanc dans un quadrillage bleu nuit. Le rebord intérieur de la boîte est agrémenté de fleurs de lotus stylisés sur fond turquoise.
Longueur: 17,5 cm. (6 7/8 in.), socle en bois

Provenance

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.

Special notice

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Further details

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOX AND COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Lot Essay

The Qianlong emperor appears to have had a great desire for novelty and exotic products, and a great number of pieces decorated to imitate other materials in a playful attempt at 'trompe-l'oeil' was made during his reign.
Compare to a similarly decorated Qianlong turquoise-ground Chinese chess boxes and covers, in the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei. Compare the current box with another Qianlong three-compartment cloisonne enamel scholar's box, sold in Christie's Paris, 14 December 2011, lot 207.

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