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A PAINTED ENAMEL ‘EUROPEAN FIGURES’ 清乾隆 銅胎畫琺琅西洋人物圖煙盒
SNUFF BOX AND COVER 藍料雙方框「乾隆年製」款
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL WITHIN A 來源
DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Spink & Son Ltd. ( 據標籖 )
The top of the box is delicately enamelled with a European lady 巴黎佳士得，2015 年 6 月 9 日，拍品 314 號
and her child in a garden enclosed within a shaped cartouche
reserved on a yellow ground with red floral motifs. Each side of 此類繪以西洋人物題材的琺琅器體現了乾隆皇帝對於西方藝術及工藝的
the box is painted with a panel depicting a landscape scene on a 興趣。同期題材類似的金屬胎畫琺琅器可以比較北京故宮博物院藏一套
green-enamelled ground filled with classic scrolls. The reverse of 金胎鏨胎琺琅盞及托，及一件黃地畫琺琅瓜棱盒，見故宮博物院藏文物
the cover is painted with two crabs among leaves and flowers. The 珍品全集《金屬胎琺琅器》，香港，2002 年，圖版 206 號。亦可參考一
base of the box is inscribed with a Qianlong reign mark in blue 件銅胎畫琺琅西洋人物圖煙盒，2011 年 5 月 10 日於倫敦佳士得拍賣，
enamel on a turquoise ground. 拍品 166 號。
2 cm. (5 cm.) long, box
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son Ltd. (according to label)
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 314
The box is rendered with great precision and much attention has been
paid to the details of decoration including the interior. The painting
style and composition of this box suggest that the artist was trained
in the Western manner. The subject embodies Qianlong's fascination
with European subjects as shown in numerous enamelled metalwares
and porcelain pieces with similar romanticised vignettes of ladies and
children. Compare this box and cover with the examples illustrated in
Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 206, a champlevé enamel cup
enclosing painted enamel vignettes of ladies, and pl. 208, a box with six
scenes of ladies and children. Also compare to a similar square box and
cover sold at Christie's London, 10 May 2011, lot 166.

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