WANLI CYCLICAL JIAYIN EIGHT-CHARACTER MARK, CORRESPONDING TO 1614, AND OF THE PERIOD

Details

A VERY RARE CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
WANLI CYCLICAL JIAYIN EIGHT-CHARACTER MARK, CORRESPONDING TO 1614, AND OF THE PERIOD
Of circular form, the cover is decorated with two three-clawed dragons surrounding a lotus blossom amidst clouds, above a narrow band of blue clouds on the sides. The sides of the box are decorated with two dragons in pursuit of a lotus bloom, all in translucent enamels of blue, amber pink and mauve tones reserved on a mottled green ground.
4 5/8 in. (11.6 cm.) diam., box

Provenance

Sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 1999, lot 69

Literature

The Minor Arts of China, III, Spink & Son, London, 1987, no. 91

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

Compare to a champlevé enamel box bearing the same cyclical date and of the same size, but decorated with lotus scroll, illustrated by S. Jenyns, 'The Problem of Chinese Cloisonné Enamels', Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1949-50, vol. 25, pl. 19, fig. 3.

More from Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones)

View All