A large cloisonné moon flask with landscapes after the famous 'Ode to the Red Cliff'
Lot-No. 237
Proceeds : 13.600 €
China, Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Polychrome cloisonné on gilt copper body. Characteristic disc-shaped body with round edges. Shoulder and neck with 2 curved side handles in the shape of ruyi sceptres. At the front a large depiction with buffaloes and herdsmen in an open marshland. Verso a river landscape in a rocky canyon, in the foreground a small boat with people.The neck and the sides with ornamental borders, including griffin heads and Chilong dragons. Six-character Qianlong-mark. H. 46 cm, w. 34,5 cm. - The scenic depictions show episodes from the famous poem 'Ode to the Red Cliff' by SU Shih (1037-1101). The present piece seems to be the missing half of a former pair of vases, from which the reversed worked counterpart was offered on the American market last year (see: Asian Art Auction, California, 15.12.2013, #82). Also compare to an existing pair of cloisonné vases with the same motifs in the coll. of the National Palace Museum, Taipei (Lit.: Exhibition cat., Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, 1999, no. 65).
A large cloisonné moon flask with landscapes after the famous 'Ode to the Red Cliff'
A large cloisonné moon flask with landscapes after the famous 'Ode to the Red Cliff'
Lot-No. 237
Proceeds : 13.600 €
China, Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Polychrome cloisonné on gilt copper body. Characteristic disc-shaped body with round edges. Shoulder and neck with 2 curved side handles in the shape of ruyi sceptres. At the front a large depiction with buffaloes and herdsmen in an open marshland. Verso a river landscape in a rocky canyon, in the foreground a small boat with people.The neck and the sides with ornamental borders, including griffin heads and Chilong dragons. Six-character Qianlong-mark. H. 46 cm, w. 34,5 cm. - The scenic depictions show episodes from the famous poem 'Ode to the Red Cliff' by SU Shih (1037-1101). The present piece seems to be the missing half of a former pair of vases, from which the reversed worked counterpart was offered on the American market last year (see: Asian Art Auction, California, 15.12.2013, #82). Also compare to an existing pair of cloisonné vases with the same motifs in the coll. of the National Palace Museum, Taipei (Lit.: Exhibition cat., Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, 1999, no. 65).
