Lot 106
RARE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FLOWER HOLDER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK
Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 乾隆款 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋三孔花插
the compressed body supported on a short foot sweeping up to a broad waisted neck flaring to a galleried mouth sealed with a gently domed top save for three pierced holes, finely decorated with auspicious Buddhist emblems amongst scrolling lotus, all above a lappet band above foot, the top with ‘cracked-ice and prunus’ motif, centre of the base carved with a six-character Qianlong mark within a square panel on gilded ground
Dimensions
13cm high; 850g
Provenance
Private European collection; acquired from the collection of Annick du Breton de Kergoet, 56 rue Bary in Le Mans, France in the 1960s (by repute)
歐洲私人收藏；1960年代購於法國利曼Annick du Breton
Footnote
This form of a flower holder originated in the Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, possibly inspired by archaic bronze spittons, see an example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum no. Zhong Tong 中銅 918. Following Yongzheng's steps, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned several porcelain holders of this form in different glazes, see examples in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, of blue crackle-glazed, museum no. Zhong Ci 中瓷 4999; pale celadon-glazed with scrolling lotus, museum no. Zhong Ci 中瓷 4997, 4998, and 4995.
The same form of flower holder in cloisonne enamel is not found. But several related examples can be seen. Compare to one in cylindrical form with five apertures, decorated with Qianlong Imperial poem, previously in the Qing Court, now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, museum no. Gu 故119571. And one with three ram as feet, dated to the early Qing dynasty, same museum as above, museum no. Xin 新7032. For an earlier example, see one in the National Palace Museum, Ming dynasty, with applied mythical beast, museum no. Gu Fa 故琺761.
此形制花器始創於清代雍正年間，或取法於青銅唾壺，臺北故宮博物院藏有一例，可資參照，館藏號「中銅918」。雍正以降，乾隆帝亦命燒數異單色釉花插，其形制皆同，參臺北故宮博物院所藏諸例：青瓷者，館藏號「中瓷4999」；粉青釉，飾纏枝蓮紋者，館藏編號「中瓷4997」、「中瓷4998」及「中瓷4995」。
掐絲琺瑯器中，未見與此品相同者，但有若干花插可資比較：其一爲御製詩纏枝蓮紋筒式五孔花插，今存北京故宮，館藏號「故00119571」。再有一例，清早期花蝶圖羊足筒式花插，藏於同館，館藏號「新7032」。又有更早之例，參臺北故宮博物院所藏明代掐絲琺瑯鹿鶴長春花插，館藏號「故琺761」。