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Provenance:

Spink & Son Ltd., Directory I: Chinese Works of Art, London, 1994, catalogue no.197, priced at £7,500
来源：
英国伦敦斯宾克1994年藏品展，展品编号197, 售价7,500英镑

Note:

Cloisonné enamel was introduced to China during the Yuan dynasty in the 14th century. The form of the present lot is a continuation of vessels produced during that time, exemplified by its pear shape and gilt bronze mounts. A comparison can be made with s similar example with a Jingtai mark from the Yuan dynasty, illustrated by Zheng Xinmiao in "Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Cloisonné in the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) Dynasties", vol.1, Beijing, 2011, pl.3. For an example from the second half of the 16th century with a Jingtai mark, see H. Brinker and A. Lutz, "Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pl.108". For a related example dated to the Kangxi period from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, see B. Quette, "Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties", New York, 2011, pl.71. The present lot is unusual due to the gilt bronze elephantine handles and a Xuande mark, compared to the examples noted above. Cloisonné enamel vessels have often been embellished with chilong handles, and the base typically bears a Jingtai mark. Often such mounts have been added later, particularly during the Kangxi period, as may be the case for the present lot.

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