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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BUDDHIST EMBLEM' BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The bowl is colourfully enamelled on a turquoise ground to the exterior with The Bajixiang motif represented a significant element in Chinese decorative
the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, evenly spaced and supported on lotus arts since its introduction into China as a result of Tibetan Buddhism during
heads with leafy scrolls between decorative borders to the base and rim. The the Yuan dynasty. A small number of Ming cloisonné enamel works bearing
interior is decorated with a central medallion enclosing a carp leaping from
this design are known, including a floral bowl and a large jar illustrated by H.
waves, a band of Buddhist lions chasing be-ribboned brocade balls to the
Brinker and A. Lutz in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, Asia
cavetto.
Society Galleries, New York, 1989, nos. 77 and 92. Similarly, a six-lobed dish,
9 in. (23 cm.) diam.
dated to the early 17th century, in the Uldry Collection, featuring the Bajixiang
£8,000-10,000 US$11,000-13,000 surrounding a yin-yang symbol on the interior, op. cit., no. 132.
€8,800-11,000

明十六世紀 掐絲琺琅瑞獅戲球八吉祥紋碗

PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN LADY
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TWIN-HANDLED LOBED CENSER AND
COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each side of the censer is decorated with a shou roundel surrounded by two
bats in flight and scrolling lotus flowers. The handles are shaped as archaistic
phoenixes and the four legs are decorated with archaistic blades and lotuses.
The reticulated cover is decorated with further bats and lotuses, surmounted
by a finial shaped as a lotus bud.
7√ in. (20 cm.) high
£5,000-8,000 US$6,500-10,000
€5,500-8,700

清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯連年福壽雙鳳耳蓋爐
來源:
美國私人珍藏

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