Lot Essay
See the very similar cloisonné enamel beast in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Chinese and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels, London, 1970, no.68B.
CAST QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN A SQUARE
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A PAIR OF RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL RECUMBENT MYTHICAL BEASTS
cast qianlong four-character marks within a square
The two plump beasts modelled with their elongated heads looking forward, their bodies divided into areas of floral scrolls on a turquoise ground and feather-patterns on a green ground, the chest and underside with a continuous pink ruyi-band motif, some pitting
8¾in. (22.5cm.) long (2)
cast qianlong four-character marks within a square
The two plump beasts modelled with their elongated heads looking forward, their bodies divided into areas of floral scrolls on a turquoise ground and feather-patterns on a green ground, the chest and underside with a continuous pink ruyi-band motif, some pitting
8¾in. (22.5cm.) long (2)