Lot Essay
A similar example is illustrated in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, no. 279, and is discussed on pp. 140-141.
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QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL STUPA
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The main globular section is decorated with a draped beaded motif on a yellow ground with a frame opening at one side, raised above two compressed rectangular sections and below a canopied spire with the finial surmounted by sun and moon symbols.
12 1/2 in. (31.75 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The main globular section is decorated with a draped beaded motif on a yellow ground with a frame opening at one side, raised above two compressed rectangular sections and below a canopied spire with the finial surmounted by sun and moon symbols.
12 1/2 in. (31.75 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Hong Kong, 28 April 1996, lot 548.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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