A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND PASTE-INSET ALTAR EMBLEMS

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

细节

A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND PASTE-INSET ALTAR EMBLEMS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Each emblem modelled in columnar form, raised on a waisted circular platform decorated with cloisonne enamel, sustaining a column detailed with detachable leaves, and a circular shou medallion, surmounted by a double lotus base inset with paste, supporting a kneeling figure with one arm raised and the other a seated figure with one hand holding an alms bowl
The highest 12 3/4 in. (32.5 cm.) high (2)

拍场告示

Please note that the estimate should read HK$250,000-300,000 instead of HK$120,000-150,000 as stated in the catalogue.

拍品专文

The present emblems form part of the Seven Treasures or the Seven Regal Symbols, Qizhengbao, which according to Buddhist Sutra, were brought to earth by the Universal Monarch, the Chakravartin. These emblems are symbolic of the pacifying and protective powers of the Buddha.

A number of sets of the Seven Treasures were included in A Special Exhibition of Buddhist Gilt Votive Objects, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1995, and illustrated in the Catalogue: no. 25 of gilt-copper and champlevé enamel; nos. 26 and 27, inlaid with semi-precious stones; no. 24, a set with symbols carved from spinach-green jade.