Lot 35
A very fine and rare Imperial cloisonné enamel seal paste box and cover Incised Qianlong four-character mark and nian character and of the period
28 November 2017, 14:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceSold for HK$312,500 inc. premium
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A very fine and rare Imperial cloisonné enamel seal paste box and cover
Incised Qianlong four-character mark and nian character and of the period
Of domed circular form rising from a short straight foot, the domed cover vividly enamelled in various tones of red, yellow, pink and blue with four stylised blossoming lotus issuing from scrolling tendrils encircling a raised gilt bloom, the box similarly decorated with scrolling daisy, all reserved on a rich turquoise ground, the gilt underside inscribed with a four-character reign mark and a nian character. 6.8cm (2 5/8in) diam. (2).
Of domed circular form rising from a short straight foot, the domed cover vividly enamelled in various tones of red, yellow, pink and blue with four stylised blossoming lotus issuing from scrolling tendrils encircling a raised gilt bloom, the box similarly decorated with scrolling daisy, all reserved on a rich turquoise ground, the gilt underside inscribed with a four-character reign mark and a nian character. 6.8cm (2 5/8in) diam. (2).
Footnotes
清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋圓蓋盒
陰刻「乾隆年製」、「念」楷書款
The present lot is one of the finest examples of Imperial cloisonné enamel seal paste boxes, distinguished by the rare embellishment on the cover of a coral cabochon encircled by raised gilt-bronze lotus lappets.
Compare related cloisonné enamel seal paste boxes and covers, Qianlong marks with additional character and of the period, but without the raised gilt-bronze and coral finial, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Enamels, Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty 2, Beijing, 2011, pp.312-313 and 315, nos.247-250 and 253.
The box and cover belong to a group of gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel works of art with incised Qianlong kaishu marks and an additional single-character kaishu mark. For a discussion relating to the additional character mark, please refer to Lot 33.
A related cloisonné enamel seal paste box and cover, Qianlong mark and period, but without the raised finial, was sold in our London Rooms, 10 November 2011, lot 492.
此圓盒工雖小巧但工藝精湛，紋飾清晰。同類圓盒中蓋面上飾鎏金蓮瓣鈕者幾乎不見，極為難得。見北京故宮博物院藏五件清乾隆銅胎掐絲纏枝蓮紋蓋盒，以鐫有千字文款，但蓋面均無鎏金鈕，著錄於《故宮博物院藏品大系：琺瑯器編2清掐絲琺瑯》，北京，2011年，頁312-313及315，編號247-250及253。
乾隆時期御製銅胎掐絲琺瑯器除鐫刻紀年款外，還會出現附加刻字款，俗稱千字文款。有關千字文探討，請參考拍品編號33腳註。
倫敦邦瀚斯曾售出一件類似的銅胎掐絲琺瑯蓋盒，盒蓋亦無鈕，2011年11月10日，拍品編號492。
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