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A RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE RETICULATED CUSHION-FORM It is remarkable to fnd elbow rests executed in famille rose, as living
ELBOW RESTS accessories of this type are mostly found crafted from silk. Design parallels
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) can be seen in the present lot from the design imitating stitched panels and
Each hexagonal elbow rest is crafted in similar form to its silk counterparts. an embroidered brocade ground. For their embroidered counterparts, see an
Each upper surface is decorated to the centre with a pierced kui dragon imperial rectangular elbow cushion dated to the Yongzheng-Qianlong period
roundel surrounded by ruyi-heads, bats, and shou-character roundels. The from the Linda Wriggelsworth collection sold at Christie’s New York, 19
faces are each carved and pierced with a shaped panel enclosing a further
March 2008, lot 148, and one in the collection of the Minneapolis Museum of
shou character between two confronting kui dragons, all reserved on a
Art dated to the Qianlong period, accession no. 41.67.2.
honeycomb ground.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high ; 9Ω in. (24 cm.) wide
清雍正 粉彩鏤雕團壽夔龍紋肘墊一對
(2)
£40,000-60,000 $53,000-79,000
€45,000-67,000