QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL OCTAGONAL SPITTOON
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
Each side decorated with an elaborate lotus flower above ruyi amongst leafy tendrils, below a band of archaistic confronted stylised dragons, the underside with a geometric honeycomb pattern enclosing florets, all on turquoise grounds
8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide, gilt metal funnel-shaped cover

Provenance

Inherited from the owner's father in 1956.
The Plesch Collections (Bh21A).

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Lot Essay

Spittoons of this style were also copied at the imperial porcelain kilns in the Qianlong reign. A circular lidded spittoon decorated in cloisonné style with similar floral designs on a turquoise ground, and with a removable funnel-shaped interior fitting, similar to the gilded fitting of the current metal vessel, is preserved in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing (illustrated in Guan yang yu ci, Forbidden City Publishing House, Beijing, 2007, p. 281).

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