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A FAMILLE-ROSE AND GILT- the present jardinière belongs to a group 清乾隆 松石綠地粉彩描金番蓮紋
DECORATED TURQUOISE-GROUND of vessels commissioned by the Qianlong 長方花盆
‘LOTUS’ JARDINIERE emperor (1736-1795) in imitation of cloisonné
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD enamel. the Qianlong emperor was particularly 《大清乾隆年製》款
fond of cloisonné work, which he revived on a
of rectangular form with canted corners, the grand scale after it fell out of favor under his 來源
deep straight sides raised on a short, tapered predecessor, the Yongzheng emperor (1722- 紐約佳士得1980年5月6日，編號117
foot, brightly enameled around the exterior 1735). Cloisonné was imitated not only on 纽约私人收藏
with stylized lotus blossoms issuing exuberant enameled porcelain, as seen on the present
scrolling stems laden with flowers and peaches, jardinière, but even on enameled copper, where
the polychrome designs bordered with gilt the ‘cloisons’ separating the enamels were
outlines, all reserved on a turquoise ground, replaced by finely painted golden lines.
the rim with a band of gilt keyfret against an see a pair of nearly identical jardinières
iron-red ground, the interior and base enameled from the edward.t. Chow Collection, sold
turquoise, the base with a gilt six-character seal in our hong Kong rooms, 19th may 1981, lot
mark in a single line within a white rectangular 596. Compare also a pair of slightly smaller
cartouche jardinières decorated with dragons confronting
Length 10⅛ in., 25.7 cm lotus, sold twice at Christie’s, first in hong
Kong, 1st november 2004, lot 1150, and then in
PROVENANCE
London, 13th may 2008, lot 251.
Christie’s new York, 6th may 1980, lot 117.
new York private Collection. $ 50,000-70,000

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