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Lot Essay
La forme de ce vase a été inspirée d’un vase rituel en jade archaïque appelé cong dont la panse carrée enferme un cylindre à l’intérieur, généralement à décor de masques de taotie stylisés entre les registres horizontaux. Un cong de la collection du Musée Nanjing datant de la Période Néolithique et attribué à la Culture de Liangzhu a fait partie de l’exposition ‘Chine, 5000 ans’ au Musée Soloman R. Guggenheim, New York, 1998, Catalogue, n°5. Les vases cong en émaux cloisonnés sont extrêmement rares, le présent vase diffère par son décor de huit trigrammes et de chauves-souris. Ce type de marque moulée en relief de l’Empereur Qianlong est généralement réservée aux meilleures pièces impériales en émaux cloisonnés. Comparer à un autre vase en émaux cloisonnés de type cong d'époque Qianlong, agrémenté de différentes scènes de pavillons et de paysages montagneux, vendu à Christie’s, Paris, 21-22 juin 2016, lot 285.
The form of this present vase was inspired by the archaic jade ritual object with a circular core and a square exterior known as cong, which is often carved with stylised masks between horizontal registers around the corners. One such example, dated to the Neolithic period and attributed to the Liangzhu Culture, from the Nanjing Museum Collection, is included in the Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum exhibition, China, 5000 Years, New York, 1998, Catalogue, no. 5.
Cloisonné enamel cong vases are extremely rare, the current example is further modified with the moulded Eight Trigrams and the 'five bats' design. This particular type of cast mark of the Emperor Qianlong are generally applied to the best cloisonné enamel vessels of the imperial production. Compare to another cong-shaped cloisonne enamel vase from the Qianlong period, decorated on the sides with different scenes of pavilions in mountainous landscapes, sold in Christie's Paris, 21-22 June 2016, lot 285.
The form of this present vase was inspired by the archaic jade ritual object with a circular core and a square exterior known as cong, which is often carved with stylised masks between horizontal registers around the corners. One such example, dated to the Neolithic period and attributed to the Liangzhu Culture, from the Nanjing Museum Collection, is included in the Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum exhibition, China, 5000 Years, New York, 1998, Catalogue, no. 5.
Cloisonné enamel cong vases are extremely rare, the current example is further modified with the moulded Eight Trigrams and the 'five bats' design. This particular type of cast mark of the Emperor Qianlong are generally applied to the best cloisonné enamel vessels of the imperial production. Compare to another cong-shaped cloisonne enamel vase from the Qianlong period, decorated on the sides with different scenes of pavilions in mountainous landscapes, sold in Christie's Paris, 21-22 June 2016, lot 285.