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A LARGE CLOISONNE BOX AND PROVENANCE ૶৻ඤ ზߣỻക೗๻ᚂ،೦ᇳ७ɽႊଷ
COVER Belgian Private Collection. Ը๕
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG The style of enameling on the present box is ˢлࣛӷɛϗᔛ
PERIOD consistent with the enamelwares produced in
Guangdong in the 18th century as tributes to
of circular form with deep rounded sides set on
the Qing Court in Beijing. For a smaller, similarly
a short, waisted foot, the domed cover centered
decorated box in the Qing Court Collection,
with a shou character medallion surrounded
Beijing, see Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing
by stylized kuilong and ruyi-head bands, eight Court, Art Gallery of the Chinese University of
resplendent interlinking lotus scrolls serving as
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1987, cat. no. 35.
the principal decoration, their curling vines, furled
leaves, and blossoms creating a complex network $ 30,000-50,000
of color against the turquoise ground, a band of
stylized pink lappets at the rim, the lotus motif
repeated on the box under a ruyi-head band, the
interior of the box centered with two ripe peaches
and a soaring bat, the foot wrapped in lapis-blue
keyfret, the rims gilt (2)
Diameter 15 in., 38.1 cm

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