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Lot Essay
This combination of a bird, representing a petrel, standing on a turtle in breaking waves is symbolic of peace. The imagery is from a legendary reference Haiyen Heqing which purports that the sea will not be calm until the arrival of sages, and on their eventual appearance the Yellow River will be clear and tranquil.
For a single example from the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.151; for a pair in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, see Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, pl.55. For a similar example in the Robert Chang Collection, see Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou, 2007, p.72.
For a single example from the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.151; for a pair in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, see Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, pl.55. For a similar example in the Robert Chang Collection, see Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou, 2007, p.72.