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| 84 A rare cloisonné enamel cup stand 17th century Diameter: 5 3/4 in, 14.5 cm formed of three sections: a tall, spreading foot, a six-lobed saucer with an open centre, and an alms-bowl-shaped stand. The foot is decorated with mountains rising from the sea separated by suns and clouds. The saucer has an inner band of lingzhi-fungus scroll bordered by six dragons, one to each lobe, and, to the underside, a band of scrolling chrysanthemums with sprays of various flowers. The stand is decorated with three archaistic dragons alternating with shou characters between bands of ruyi lappets. The decoration is richly enamelled in various colours on a turquoise ground with gilded rims and interior. |
| Formerly in the collection of Miss A. C. Kemp and illustrated in Garner, Chinese and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels, pl. 62B.
This form is known in other mediums, such as ceramics and lacquer, and was particularly popular in the Song dynasty. A similar cloisonné enamel example is illustrated in Metal-bodied Enamel Ware: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, no. 68, p. 71. |