Lot 132

CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL DISH
QING DYNASTY





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
清 '子孫永寶'底款 銅胎掐絲琺瑯萬壽無疆盤
heavily cast, the exterior decorated with four circular medallions enclosing the characters, 'wan shou wu jiang (ten thousand years of long life without end)', all surrounded by lotus scroll between yellow-green champlevé enamel borders of archaistic dragon scroll above and petal lappets below, the interior, foot and base heavily gilded, the base inscribed with a four-character mark reading 'zi sun yong bao (treasured forever by sons and grandsons)' within a double square
Dimensions
16.9cm diameter; 592g
Provenance
Provenance: Formerly in a private French diplomat's family collection (by repute)
Footnote
Note: According to Qing court records, in the 45th year of the Qianlong reign (1780), a large number of cloisonné enamel bowls and dishes decorated with wanshou wujiang characters were produced for the celebration of the Emperor's 70th birthday. Some similar plates are in the collection of the National Palace Muesum, Taipei, museum number Zhong Fa 中琺199, 201, 203 etc.




