CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

Details

RARE VASE EN EMAUX CLOISONNES, CONG
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Of square section reminiscent of a cong shape, the four sides are finely decorated with a continuous scene of pavilions by a lake in an idyllic landscape amidst trees and rockwork. The neck and the pedestal foot are decorated with archaistic stylised cicada blades.
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 14 November 1967, lot 46.
Collection of Dr. Gordon Fryers (1922-2008) and Dr. Rosemary Fryers (1922-1994), and thence by descent to the present owner.

Further details

A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL RECTANGULAR CONG-FORM VASE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

Compare to a smaller vase of this shape, decorated on the sides with different scenes of pavilions in mountainous landscapes, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 43 - Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 153, no. 145, which is dated to mid-Qing dynasty.

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