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A LARGE CLOISONNE 清康熙

ENAMEL ‘PHOENIX’ CHARGER 掐絲琺瑯雙鳳穿蓮紋盤
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI

PERIOD

well cast of generous proportions with shallow rounded sides
resting on a short foot with a lipped footring, the interior
densely decorated with a pair of phoenix soaring elegantly
amidst varying floral sprays, each mythical bird portrayed
with long billowing tail feathers rendered in multi-coloured
enamels, the exterior vibrantly adorned with a frieze enclosing
twelve lotus blooms borne on an undulating leafy stem,
encircling seven further lotus blooms on the base, each
vibrantly enamelled with petals of varying colours, the foot
skirted with a floret band, all against a bright turquoise ground
43.5 cm, 17⅛ in.
HK$ 600,000-800,000
US$ 76,500-102,000
The quality and precision of the current dish encapsulates
the refinement of Kangxi cloisonné enamel. The design of
the phoenixes on this unusually large dish is a particularly
characteristic design. For a Kangxi cloisonné enamel dish of
rectangular form decorated with similar design of phoenix,
from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing, see The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.
Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 182. For an
earlier prototype, see also a 16th century cloisonné enamel
dish decorated with a pair of highly stylised phoenix included
in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, London, 1957, cat.
no. 311, and sold in our London rooms, 10th November 2010,
lot 245.

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