A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' MIRRORS
清 銅胎掐絲琺瑯鳳紋鏡

A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' MIRRORS

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong marks

清 銅胎掐絲琺瑯鳳紋鏡

Each mirror of circular form and decorated to one side with a pair of polychrome phoenixes taking flight, with powerful wings spread wide and long tailfeathers flowing, all on a blue ground scattered with blossoming branches and flowering peonies, the mythical birds encircling a raised ingot-shaped boss bearing a gilt four-character Qianlong mark, all enclosed by a gilt rim cast with a band of key fret, the sides with colourful stylised lotus flowers issuing from scrolling leafy stems, the underside with a smooth gilt surface,

18.1cm diameter

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REFERENCE:

A comparable mirror is housed in the Palace Museum collection, and is illustrated in 'Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels', 2011, Vol. 3, p. 51.

(Quantity:2)