Lot 133

CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DRAGON-HANDLED BALUSTER VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY






Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
清 銅胎掐絲琺瑯福壽同慶鎏金銅雙龍耳海棠型瓶
the elegantly proportioned baluster vase of four canted sides, exquisitely enamelled with four lotus sprays borne on scrolling tendrils around the shoulder, the wider sides of the body decorated with a pair of bats holding tassels and shou-longevity roundels in their mouths, whilst the narrower sides enamelled a qin-musical instrument on the lower part, as the upper section mounted with an elaborately cast gilt-bronze dragon handles with flaming pearl, the lower body further mounted with a band of gilt-bronze ruyi-head clouds
Dimensions
40cm high; 4047g
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; acquired from current owner's grandmother, thence by family descent.





