ID 819761
Lot 7 | A PAIR OF MASSIVE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CRANE-FORM CENSERS
Valeur estimée
$ 80 000 – 120 000
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each crane is shown standing on a brightly colored grassy mound above a faceted base. The body of each bird is decorated with a dense pattern of gilt wires and is set with separately made wings, and each clutches in its beak a branch of lingzhi that forms a pricket candlestick.
91 and 92 1/2 in. (231 and 235 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 18-19 November 2002, lot 511.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
F. Mcgill, A Curious Affair: The Fascination Between East and West, San Francisco, 2006, pp. 62-63.
Exhibited
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, A Curious Affair: The Fascination Between East and West, 17 June- 3 September 2006.
Special notice
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| Époque historique: | Dynastie Qing |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Chine, Asie de l'Est, Asie |
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| Époque historique: | Dynastie Qing |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Chine, Asie de l'Est, Asie |
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