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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF QUINCY CHUANG 清十九世紀 鎏金銅掐絲琺瑯嵌寶太平有象
A LARGE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ 來源：
ENAMEL CAPARISONED ELEPHANT AND 倫敦蘇富比2007年5月16日，編號107
STAND,
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
51 by 31 by h. 89 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's London, 16th May 2007, lot 107.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000
Elaborately modelled in the form of an elephant carrying a
vase, this piece is remarkable for its brilliant combination
of gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamels. Figures of elephants
carrying vases were usually made in pairs and often displayed
in throne rooms where they functioned as auspicious omens.
The elephant (xiang) is a symbol of peace and with a vase
(ping), it forms the wish taiping youxiang (peaceful times).
Compare an elephant and vase group in the collection of
the Summer Palace, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu fenlei
quanji. Zhongguo jinyin boli falang qi quanji [Complete Book
of Gold and Silver Wares, Glass Wares and Cloisonné Enamels
Volume], Shijiazhuang, 2002, vol. 6, pl. 281.
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