A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL-INSET BRONZE WALL VASES 18th century
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL-INSET BRONZE WALL VASES
18th century
Each vase of pear-shaped form with a flat back with an aperture for hanging, the shoulders set with ruyi handles, the body decorated with lotus scrolls above a spreading foot decorated with a band of key-scroll, the shoulders with a band of lappets below a ruyi head band, the body set with a cloisonné enamel panel depicting a lotus flower borne on foliage against a lapis-blue ground.
17cm (6 3/4in) high (2).
十八世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯壁瓶 一對
Bronze vessels with cloisonné enamel panels are well known in the Imperial collection with a jardinière with related inset panels in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Enamels, vol. 4, Cloisonné of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pl. 18. Whilst a wall vase of this type does not appear to be published, wall vases were produced for the Imperial court to adorn the interiors of sedan chairs and palace rooms. Today, they can be seen in situ in the Sanxitang (Hall of Three Rarities), the Qianlong Emperor's studio in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL-INSET BRONZE WALL VASES
18th century
Each vase of pear-shaped form with a flat back with an aperture for hanging, the shoulders set with ruyi handles, the body decorated with lotus scrolls above a spreading foot decorated with a band of key-scroll, the shoulders with a band of lappets below a ruyi head band, the body set with a cloisonné enamel panel depicting a lotus flower borne on foliage against a lapis-blue ground.
17cm (6 3/4in) high (2).
十八世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯壁瓶 一對
Bronze vessels with cloisonné enamel panels are well known in the Imperial collection with a jardinière with related inset panels in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Enamels, vol. 4, Cloisonné of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pl. 18. Whilst a wall vase of this type does not appear to be published, wall vases were produced for the Imperial court to adorn the interiors of sedan chairs and palace rooms. Today, they can be seen in situ in the Sanxitang (Hall of Three Rarities), the Qianlong Emperor's studio in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
