拍品专文
The motif of elephant carrying a vase on its back conveys the rebus taiping youxiang, 'Peaceful times' or 'When there is peace, there are signs'.
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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
细节
A CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL ELEPHANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The chain-embellished elephant with head lowered and turned to one side, the cloth draped over the body in cloisonne enamel with flowerhead patterns within overlapping cells against a turquoise ground, repeated as a design in wire inlay on the saddle within a red border, under a shaped rug enamelled with four bats on a turquoise ground, surmounted by a rectangular baluster vase with champleve dark blue taotie masks and dragon loose-ring handles standing on a double-lotus waisted base, all supported on a champleve light-blue waisted stand with double lappet layers above four ruyi scroll feet
9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) high., box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The chain-embellished elephant with head lowered and turned to one side, the cloth draped over the body in cloisonne enamel with flowerhead patterns within overlapping cells against a turquoise ground, repeated as a design in wire inlay on the saddle within a red border, under a shaped rug enamelled with four bats on a turquoise ground, surmounted by a rectangular baluster vase with champleve dark blue taotie masks and dragon loose-ring handles standing on a double-lotus waisted base, all supported on a champleve light-blue waisted stand with double lappet layers above four ruyi scroll feet
9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) high., box
来源
A French collection
荣誉呈献
Aster Ng
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