Caption

Box with a lid;, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 18th century. Cloisonné enamel spheroidal box based on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Slightly convex bas-relief plaque of grayish jade set on the cover depicting a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; the sun is in the upper left surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling reference emblems used on mandarin squares: a peacock signified third civil rank and the sun signified imperial authority. The jade plaque is a fine example of hard-stone workmanship. Rounded sides of both container and lid are decorated with a multicolored lotus tendril stripe on a turquoise ground. Interior filled with a uniform layer of turquoise enamel. Metal rings reinforcing the edges of the container, lid, and plaque attachment are gilded. Function: container. Dimensions: height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm., A shallow round bowl with a wide rim and a low foot, showing a turquoise blue interior and exterior background with ornate scrolling vine patterns in green, teal, and gold, accented by floral motifs in red, white, purple, and blue; the rim and foot are metallic gold with a worn, aged patina, and the overall object rests against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_052

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19.7Mb (537.0Kb) / 11.7in x 6.5in / 3500 x 1963 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period 18th century Cloisonné enamel spheroidal box based ring foot divided halfway container Slightly convex bas-relief plaque grayish jade set cover depicting fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds upper left surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling reference emblems mandarin squares signified third civil rank imperial authority jade plaque fine example hard-stone workmanship Rounded sides decorated multicolored lotus tendril stripe turquoise ground Interior filled uniform layer turquoise enamel Metal rings reinforcing edges plaque attachment gilded Function Dimensions height 8.2 cm width 11.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm shallow round bowl wide rim low foot showing turquoise blue interior exterior background ornate scrolling vine patterns green teal gold accented floral motifs red white purple blue rim foot metallic gold worn aged patina object rests light gray background.