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A FINE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ However, some scholars have suggested The archaistic motifs on the present reflects
ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE that it could have been a way to number the archaistic scholarly trends of the
Qianlong five-character mark and of the the large number of objects in a correct 17th/18th centuries. The academic trend
period order; see H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese known as the ‘search for evidence’ (kaozheng
Colourfully enamelled around the oviform Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New 考證) movement began in the early 17th
body with two bands of stylised taotie masks, York, 1989, pp.74-79. For a related cloisonné century. Although this movement originated
above and below a narrow band of ‘C’ enamel vase, Qianlong mark and period, see in a renewed scholarly interest in ancient
scrolls, rising to a tall narrow neck with further B.Quette, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from texts and inscriptions on archaic bronzes,
‘C’ scrolls and flower heads. 12cm (4 3/4in) high. the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, New as literati sought a more empirical approach
York, 2011, p.291. to understanding their ancient heritage, it
£6,000 - 8,000 led to a greater fascination for decorative
CNY54,000 - 72,000 283 designs adopted from ancient bronzes too.
A RARE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ Responding to this wave of archaism which
Please note this Lot is to be sold at ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE BALUSTER would later be adopted by the Imperial
No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 VASE court and Manchu emperors who wished
Yongzheng/Qianlong to display their patronage of Han Chinese
清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯仿古饕餮紋小瓶 Finely enamelled below the well-rounded culture, artisans reproduced the motifs and
「乾隆年製」、「能」楷書刻款 shoulder with an undulating band of patterns of ancient bronzes on their cloisonné
concentric shades of blue on a pale green enamel wares. the Xiqing gujian (Catalogue
For related examples of archaic designs ground heightened with red, pink and yellow of the Xiqing Antiquities), provided abundant
on Qianlong period cloisonné vessels, see details, the shoulder with a key-fret band, prototypes to the recreations of archaistic
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the tapering neck and lower part with mirror pieces such as the present lot.
the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied Enamel bands of acanthus leaves dividing prunus
Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pls.94 and 115. blossom. 18.5cm (7 1/4in) high.
An additional character is occasionally
found incised underneath the Qianlong £3,000 - 5,000
four-character mark, as with the present lot, CNY27,000 - 45,000
‘neng’ (ability). The additional characters can
be a single number between one and five; Please note this Lot is to be sold at
an auspicious invocation; or an apparent No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
instruction to distinguish the use and
category. 清雍正/乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯波曲紋瓶

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