Description
A fine and rare Chinese cloisonné lobed jardinière Qianlong 1736-95, decorated on a turquoise ground with four panels of coiled archaistic dragons, the rim with the eight Buddhist emblems, the base with a cracked-ice design, the rim incised with a key fret, all raised on four cloud-shaped feet, 19cm.
Provenance: formerly in the collection of Lü Xianguang (1906-94), a student of the famous painter Xu Beihong (1895-53).
Cf. Brinker and Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné, The Pierre Uldry Collection, no.239 for related vessels.
