The cylindrical censer is raised on three ruyi-shaped feet and has a slightly projecting, lipped rim. The exterior is decorated with two red shou characters among leafy lotus sprays on a pale blue ground. Small floral motifs decorate the feet. The underside is similarly enamelled around a circular gilt panel engraved with the four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi.
A gilt-bronze cloisonné enamel censer (Qing dynasty, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, 1736-1795)
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Description
Dimensions:
8.3 cm high.
Provenance:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art, Hong Kong
A private English collection
Published:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art, Objects for the Scholar’s Desk, Hong Kong, 2023
The cylindrical censer is raised on three ruyi-shaped feet and has a slightly projecting, lipped rim. The exterior is decorated with two red shou characters among leafy lotus sprays on a pale blue ground. Small floral motifs decorate the feet. The underside is similarly enamelled around a circular gilt panel engraved with the four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi.
The combination of shou characters and lotus scrolls also appears on earlier Qing cloisonné. Compare a Kangxi mark-and-period box and cover in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch’ing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, p. 96, no. 25. Although of a different form, the box provides a comparison for the present censer’s decoration.
Additional information
| Period | Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.3 cm high |
