A FINELY ENAMELLED FAMILLE ROSE WHITE-GROUND STUPA
A FINELY ENAMELLED FAMILLE ROSE WHITE-GROUND STUPA

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)

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A FINELY ENAMELLED FAMILLE ROSE WHITE-GROUND STUPA
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
The well modelled shrine finely enamelled with lotus blooms borne on leafy meandering scrolls below monster-masks linked by beaded chains, surmounted by a lotus-lappet pedestal supporting a set of thirteen graduated Buddhist umbrellas, each tier with delicate floral bands, all supported on a squared ruby-ground waisted base
10½ in. (27 cm.) high

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Louise Britain
Louise Britain

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Stupas were originally memorial monuments built over the mortal remains of the Sakyamuni, and other important figures. They represent the past and the present, and a symbol of Nirvana. The unique architectural form of the present example is strongly influenced by Tibetan characteristics. The square Mt. Sumeru base is Tibetan in style, while the rounded dome is Indian in origin. Above is the harmika, consisting of a conical spire of thirteen layers, symbolic of the thirteen stages of enlightenment.

A very similar but larger stupa was sold in these rooms, 9 November 2010, lot 330; another, yet larger, and decorated on a pink ground was sold in the same rooms, 3 November 2009; and a ruby-red-ground stupa of similar size to the last, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29 April 2002, lot 536.