Hexagonal Gilt-Bronze Flower Vase with Jade Insets

 

Qing Dynasty (清朝), Eighteenth Century

Celadon Jade Panels with Gilt Bronze Inlaid Body

Height: 10 inches

 

The present hexagonal vessel is inset with finely carved openwork panels depicting lotus scrolls enclosing a shou character. The base is decorated in the champlevé enamel technique. The detachable cover features seven apertures to hold flower stems.

 

In our opinion, the subject matter, material and workmanship indicate an eighteenth century date for this work of art.

 

Reference Number: 3829

Price Available Upon Request

 

Exhibited: Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Nebraska, 2008.

 

Published: Jing Pei Fang, Judith Rutherford, Elegance of the Qing Court: Reflections of a Dynasty Through Its Art, Joselyn Art Museum, Omaha Nebraska, 2008.

 


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