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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL POMEGRANATE FORM JAR An almost identical pomegranate-shaped vessel with a turquoise
Late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century rather than this rarer leaf-green ground in the Beijing Palace Museum,
The bulbous body rendered on the rich, leafy green ground with is illustrated by Yang Boda (ed.) The Complete Collection of Chinese
a continuous pattern of six lotus blossoms enclosed by radiating of Chinese Gold and Silver, Glass Enamelware, Vol. 5, (Zhongguo
branches below the mouth shaped as an open bud, the blossoms jinyin boli falangqi quanji - 5 - falangqi (1), Beijing, 2002, no. 141, pp.
executed in delicate white, blue, red, and yellow enamels above the 47 & 120. It is interesting to note that the current form is also found on
gilt metal straight foot. porcelain of this period, such as a Yongzheng-marked lapis-lazuli-type
4 1/2in (11.4cm) high glazed example, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p.
$30,000 - 50,000 218, no. 196.

明晚期至清早期 十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋小瓶 Another interesting feature of this vase is the relatively light weight and
thin-walled structure of the vessel itself, compared to much late Ming
Provenance: cloisonne production, indicating a 17th century date more in line with
Christie’s, London, June 2000, lot 220 early Qing wares. The lotus blooms with curled ends on their leaves
and the incorporation of tri-lobed-shaped petals similarly suggests
來源: a 17th century date. For another vase with similar treatment of the
佳士得倫敦，2000年6月，拍品編號220 leaves see Helmut Brinker & Albert Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne: The
Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, Asia Society Galleries, 1989, no.
124.

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