CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)

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BRASIER COUVERT EN EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)
De forme circulaire et reposant sur trois pieds cambrés, il est décoré de motifs de rinceaux de lotus stylisés sur fond turquoise ; petite restauration.
Diamètre: 65 cm. (25 ½ in.)

Provenance

Formerly in a private European collection.

Special notice

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Further details

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL BRAZIER AND COVER
CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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Lot Essay

Cloisonné enamel brazier were not only useful objects but often seen in elegant or imperial decors since the Ming dynasty. We can observe one similar to the present on illustrated in a Qing courtly scene of Emperor Qianlong celebrating New Year, see Nancy Berliner et al., The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City, New Haven, 2010, p. 104. Another without cover is also shown, see idem, p. 231. Similar scenes are illustrated in Wang Yi et al., Daily Life in the Forbidden City, New York, 1989, p. 278 and with Emperor Yongzheng in Taipei Palace Museum, Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times, Taipei, 2009, p. 119.

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