AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR ' CHUN ' BOXES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR ' CHUN ' BOXES AND COVERS QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The top of each cover is decorated with Shoulao holding a peach, seated under a pine tree beside a deer and crane, within a roundel set against a large Chun , 'Spring', character flanked by a pair of five-clawed descending dragons amidst colourful clouds, above a lobed bowl filled with the Eight Treasures, Babao , all bordered by three concentric bands formed in turn by keyfrets, bats and lappets; the sides of the boxes are divided evenly by panels of dragons admist clouds and panels of bats, alternating with the Eight Auspicious Buddhism Emblems, Bajixiang , enamelled in vibrant colours of iron-red, green, lapis-blue, yellow and turquoise 14 1/8 in. (36 cm.), diam. (2)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR ' CHUN ' BOXES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR ' CHUN ' BOXES AND COVERS QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The top of each cover is decorated with Shoulao holding a peach, seated under a pine tree beside a deer and crane, within a roundel set against a large Chun , 'Spring', character flanked by a pair of five-clawed descending dragons amidst colourful clouds, above a lobed bowl filled with the Eight Treasures, Babao , all bordered by three concentric bands formed in turn by keyfrets, bats and lappets; the sides of the boxes are divided evenly by panels of dragons admist clouds and panels of bats, alternating with the Eight Auspicious Buddhism Emblems, Bajixiang , enamelled in vibrant colours of iron-red, green, lapis-blue, yellow and turquoise 14 1/8 in. (36 cm.), diam. (2)
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