A Canton Enamel on Copper Bowl

QIANLONG MARK

乾隆款銅胎畫琺琅葡萄纏枝花卉紋碗
the rounded cup elevated above a compact straight foot, ascending to a slight flare at the mouth rim to a gilt edge echoing that at the foot. The exterior painted with four chilong medallions reserved against a yellow ground replete with stylized floral scrolls, the interior enameled white, and painted with grapevines descending the walls to issue polychrome fruits about a pair intertwining butterflies; the underside having a double gourd bearing a four-character Qianlong mark.

Diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm.

Some soiling to the underside and interior of the mouth rim, surface scratches throughout and some rubbing to enameling. The structure sound, free of apparent indentations or bruises. Together with a silk box. Additional images available upon request.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Canton Enamel on Copper Bowl

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