A RARE IMPERIAL GILT AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN `BUDDHIST WHEEL’ ALTAR ORNAMENT

Lot 3077
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 693 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 3077 | A RARE IMPERIAL GILT AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'BUDDHIST WHEEL’ ALTAR ORNAMENT
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HKD 600 000 – 800 000
A RARE IMPERIAL GILT AND ENAMELLED PORCELAIN 'BUDDHIST WHEEL’ ALTAR ORNAMENT

QIANLONG GILT SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The ornament is moulded as a Buddhist Wheel of Law supported on a spreading plinth with lotus petals in high relief, all in imitation of a gilt-bronze or gold original. The reticulated wheel at the centre is enriched with turquoise, coral and sapphire-blue enamels to simulate their hardstone counterparts, and the surrounding mandorla is moulded with Lamaist iconography.

10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) high, Japanese wood box, box





Provenance

A Japanese private collection

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1243
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