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DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 30TH YEAR OF THE QIANLONG PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1765
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A RARE LARGE BRONZE INSCRIBED JARDINIÈRE
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 30TH YEAR OF THE QIANLONG PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1765
The sturdy vessel is crisply cast to the exterior to depict an open foliate hand scroll containing four large characters reading Zhi guo chan si, 'the Temple of Zhi Guo Chan'. The long inscription with smaller characters describes the famous Ten Views of the West Lake in Hangzhou, ending with the characters Xu Gengxin ti, 'inscribed by Xu Gengxin'. The inscriptions are all below a key-fret border encircling the mouth. A band of endless knots, flower blooms and shou characters above a lappet border surround the lower section of the exterior. There are three apertures to the base of the vessel, and one side of the interior has a panel containing a further inscription reading Qianlong san shi nian dong yu ji ri Hangzhou hu shui Shen Detai zao, which may be translated as 'Made by Shen Detai from Hangzhou Hushui, on an auspicious day in the winter month of the 30th year of the Qianlong period'.
21 in. (53.3 cm.) diam.
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 30TH YEAR OF THE QIANLONG PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1765
The sturdy vessel is crisply cast to the exterior to depict an open foliate hand scroll containing four large characters reading Zhi guo chan si, 'the Temple of Zhi Guo Chan'. The long inscription with smaller characters describes the famous Ten Views of the West Lake in Hangzhou, ending with the characters Xu Gengxin ti, 'inscribed by Xu Gengxin'. The inscriptions are all below a key-fret border encircling the mouth. A band of endless knots, flower blooms and shou characters above a lappet border surround the lower section of the exterior. There are three apertures to the base of the vessel, and one side of the interior has a panel containing a further inscription reading Qianlong san shi nian dong yu ji ri Hangzhou hu shui Shen Detai zao, which may be translated as 'Made by Shen Detai from Hangzhou Hushui, on an auspicious day in the winter month of the 30th year of the Qianlong period'.
21 in. (53.3 cm.) diam.
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