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A RARE AND LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL
SQUARE VASE, CONG
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The body of square cross section rises from a splayed foot towards
a tapered neck. Each side is brightly enamelled with alternating
scenes depicting grapes, peaches, finger citron, and pomegranate
growing from gnarled branches amongst jagged rocks and bats in
flight. The foot and neck are decorated with stylised lotus scrolls
against a turquoise ground while the borders are covered in gilt.
25 in. (63.4 cm.) high
HK$1,800,000-2,600,000 US$240,000-340,000

PROVENANCE
Cathay Art Museum, Taipei
Acquired on 26 June 2010
Compare the slightly smaller cong vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing
(fig. 1), illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum,
Enamels - 3- Cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011,
p. 171, no. 136 (33.5 cm. high).

清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯福壽長春圖琮式瓶
來源
台北國泰美術館舊藏
2010 年 6 月 26 日購入

比較北京故宮博物院藏一件銅鎏金掐絲琺瑯四季花卉紋琮式瓶（高 33.5
公分），見《琺琅器編 -3- 清掐絲琺琅》，北京，2011 年，頁 171，圖
版 136 號（圖一）。

fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
圖一 北京故宮博物院藏品