58
A SMALL IMPERIAL ENAMEL ON COPPER BOX AND COVER, China, Qianlong (1735-1796) mark and period
d. 7.2 cm
Of lobed form with twelve petals, the box and lid are superbly decorated on the outside with rosettes, a design also known as 'posy', in the famille rose colours , the inside is covered with a beautiful turquoise glaze; in the centre of the base it bears the four-character square mark in red of the Qianlong Emperor.
Provenance: - purchased from Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 17 May 2012, London New Bond Street, lot. 150.
Catalogue notes:
This type of pattern was highly appreciated at the Imperial court in the 18th century and several examples can be found in important museums.
For a very similar Qianlong mark and period object see the loop-handled teapot from the in the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasure of the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied enamel Ware, vol. 47, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 208, pl. 199. See also the hexagonal vase with the same design, marked and from the Qianlong period in the Qing Court Collection illustrated in the same book p. 224, pl. 213.
See also the painted enamel yu vase with ring handle and the painted enamel gu vase from the National Palace Museum in Taipei, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, Taipei, pl. 139 and 140.
清乾隆 铜胎画珐琅盒
出处：藏家购于邦瀚斯 2012 年 5 月 17 日，伦敦新邦德街，拍品n.150
类似器见北京故宫博物院清代宫廷藏乾隆款茶壶，图见《故宫博物院珍品全集：金胎珐琅器》，卷. 47, 香港, 2002, p. 208，PL。 199. 另见清宫藏乾隆年间同纹六角瓶，图同本页。 224，PL。 213.
亦见台北故宫博物院藏彩绘珐琅玉壶及彩绘珐琅壶，图见《明清珐琅器》，台北，图版139及140。