A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL


Qianlong periodThe inverted dome-form body surmounted by a large cupped lip, decorated around the body and interior with leafy lotus scrolls, above a band of lappets and further floral scrolls, one side set with a gilt loop handle issuing from a mythical beast-head, the lip set with two opposing upright posts, all supported on raised on three tall curved legs.9 1/2in (23.4cm) high
|清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋爵See a similar Qinglong period cloisonné and champlevé enamel wine vessel, jue, in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris, illustrated by Béatrice Quette, ed., Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, New York, 2011, p.86, fig.5.8. Compare also a pair of related cloisonné enamel jue, 18th century, illustrated by Claudia Brown, Chinese Cloisonné: The Clague Collection, Phoenix, Arizona, 1980, pl.60.