LOT 4 A very rare cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, cha...
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15th century The cylindrical body sturdily cast in circular form, raised on three ruyi-shaped feet to an everted rim, flanked by a pair of upright scroll handles, brightly enamelled around the external sides with a scrolling multi-coloured lotus band against a turquoise ground, the base and the rim gilt. 32.8cm (12 7/8in) wide. 注脚 十五世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯勾蓮紋超朝冠耳三足爐 The present incense burner is remarkable for its large size which is unusual for early Ming cloisonné enamel wares. Its robust form and crispy decoration, achieved by the artisans via the use of primary colours and simple, regulated composition, are characteristic of the finest cloisonné enamel wares produced in the 15th century. The scrolling lotus design has been inspired by Tibetan Buddhist motifs which gained much popularity amongst the Imperial court from as early as the Yongle period. The swooping C-shaped leafy branches and large lotus blooms closely resemble decorations found on contemporary blue and white ware, indicating a close relationship between porcelain production and cloisonné wares made for the Imperial court. A closely related incense burner in the Palace Museum, Beijing, together with a similar tripod incense burner, but flanked with a pair of gilt-bronze handles cast in the form of dragons and with a cover, Hongwu/Yongle period, are illustrated in Zhongguo jinyin boli falangqi quanji: 5: falangqi vol.1, Hebei, 2001, nos.19 and 20. See also a third similar incense burner with original handles such as the present lot at the Bristol City Art Gallery (acc.no.N8195). See also an incense burner of this type, but with later added gilt-metal handles in the form of stylised birds, in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, illustrated by B.Quette, ed., Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, New York, 2011, no.22. Compare also a similar cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, Xuande period, from the collection of Juan Jose Amezaga, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3106. See also a large cloisonné enamel 'lotus' tripod censer, 15th-16th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 3 November 2020, lot 79. 爐筆洗式,圓形,朝冠式雙耳,垂雲式三足。內壁及底鍍金,外壁以天藍色琺瑯為地,飾纏枝勾蓮紋,內填紅、姜黃、寶藍、綠、白、等顏色琺瑯,色調濃郁,掐絲精細,花朵飽滿,花筋葉脈轉折流暢,釉面光潤悉尼,釉色豐富明亮,具有明道早期琺瑯釉彩的特點,為明代內廷造掐絲琺瑯器典型且稍有之例。 此爐外壁所飾之纏枝勾蓮紋在明早期官窯瓷器上亦有多見,此種紋飾在藏傳佛教藝術上也有出現,這可能和明永樂、宣德兩朝為鞏固團結,對吐蕃寄烏斯藏採取封賞通貢的和平政策有關。 北京故宮博物院藏有一件銅胎掐絲琺瑯勾蓮紋雙耳三足洗式爐,年代定位明洪武/永樂,亦帶有原裝朝冠式耳,以及一件類似的銅胎掐絲琺瑯獅耳三足香薰,可資比較參考,《中國金銀玻璃琺瑯器全集5:琺瑯器(一)河北,2001年,編號19及20》。另見英國布里斯托城市博物館藏一件類似的三足爐,亦帶有原裝朝冠耳(博物館編號N8195) 此類明早期洗式三足爐,亦見有後配雙耳之例子,如法國巴黎裝飾藝術博物館藏一例,曾與英國東方陶瓷協會展出《The Arts of the Ming Dynasty》,倫敦,1957年,編號317,以及於紐約展出《Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties》,紐約,2011年,編號22。 另見西班牙著名藏家Juan Jose Amezaga舊藏一件類似的明宣德纏枝勾蓮紋朝冠耳三足爐,於香港佳士得售出,2015年12月2日,拍品編號3106。另見倫敦佳士得曾售出一例,2020年11月3日,拍品編號79。
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