Lot 237
CHINESE GILT AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN `BUDDHIST WHEEL’ ALTAR ORNAMENT
QIANLONG MARK
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
乾隆款 粉彩描金法輪
in imitation of gilt-bronze, moulded as a Buddhist Wheel of Law supported on a spreading plinth with lotus petals, the reticulated wheel at the centre enriched with turquoise, coral and sapphire-blue enamels to simulate their hardstones, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in gilt on a gilt ground
Dimensions
28cm high
Footnote
There are twenty-eight related porcelain ‘Buddhist Wheel’ in imitation of gilt-bronze originals in the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei, all dated to the Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, see the following museum numbers for examples: Zhong Ci 中瓷001894N、中瓷001906N、中瓷003079N; Also compare to a similar altar ornament, Qianlong mark and period, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 May 2023, lot 3077.