A FINE AND RARE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CENSER
清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋三足爐《乾隆年製》楷書款

A FINE AND RARE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CENSER

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋三足爐

《乾隆年製》楷書款

The cylindrical body decorated around the exterior with a pair of large red-enamel shou characters flanked by stylised polychrome lotus flowers issuing from undulating leafy stems on a bright blue ground, all below a lipped rim and raised on a trio of ruyi-form feet decorated with blossoms, the base with additional cloison work and centered with a circular cartouche incised with a four-character Qianlong mark

8.5cm high, 8.8cm diameter

weight approx. 466g

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PROVENANCE:

French Private Collection

法國私人收藏

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NOTE:

A Kangxi-marked box and cover, with similar shou character decoration, can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum Taipei, and illustrated in 'Enamels Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties', Taipei, 1999, p.96, no. 25.

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