A RARE MINATURE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BRUSHREST

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE MINATURE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BRUSHREST
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Formed as a three-point mountain of slightly crescent section, enamelled on each side with a lotus bloom on the central prominent mount, with scrolling tendrils connecting the two smaller flowers on the flanking mounts, all above a ruyi band and raised on a gilt-bronze stand cast with a classic scroll
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection

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Lot Essay

Two very similar but slightly larger cloisonne enamel mountain-form brushrests bearing four-character Qianlong marks include one illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Zurich, 1989, pl. 273; and another sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1223.

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