Caption

Box with a lid, cloisonné enamel, 18th century, China. Oval, spheroidal box on a ring foot, divided halfway into container and lid. Slightly convex bas-relief plaque of grayish jade set on top of the cover depicting a fenghuang phoenix or peacock with a sun among clouds; the sun is in the upper left corner and is surrounded by a silk ribbon. Motifs and styling refer to emblems appearing on mandarin squares: the peacock denoted third civil rank and the sun referred to imperial authority. The jade plaque is a fine example of hard-stone workmanship. Rounded sides of both container and lid are decorated with a multi-colored 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. Height 8.2 cm; width 11.3 cm; diameter 12.2 cm., A low, shallow bowl with a rounded body and a short foot, featuring a band of metallic gold around the rim and foot; the exterior surface is predominantly turquoise blue with an all-over scrolling vine pattern in green and darker teal, accented with floral motifs in red, yellow, white, blue, and purple, and fine outlines in a darker metallic tone; the interior rim shows worn gold with some darker patina; the background behind the bowl is a muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_053

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.7Mb (411.0Kb) / 11.7in x 6.5in / 3500 x 1963 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid cloisonné enamel 18th century China Oval spheroidal box ring foot divided halfway container Slightly convex bas-relief plaque grayish jade set top cover depicting fenghuang phoenix peacock sun clouds upper left corner surrounded silk ribbon Motifs styling refer emblems appearing mandarin squares denoted third civil rank sun referred imperial authority jade plaque fine example hard-stone workmanship Rounded sides decorated multi-colored lotus tendril stripe turquoise ground Interior filled uniform layer turquoise enamel Metal rings reinforcing edges plaque attachment gilded Height 8.2 cm width 11.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm low shallow bowl rounded body short foot featuring band metallic gold rim foot exterior surface predominantly turquoise blue - scrolling vine pattern green darker teal accented floral motifs red yellow white purple fine outlines darker metallic tone interior rim worn gold darker patina background bowl muted gray.