I.103
Treasures for the Imperial Studio

Inlaid famille rose enamels on bronze with gold (cloisonné); with a flat lip, flat foot, and flat foot rim; decorated on each main side with a panel containing flowers, books, and other auspicious objects of the scholar’s studio, the surrounds with an Indian lotus design, the upper neck with a band of formalized lingzhi, the base with a band of formalized lotus petals, the foot engraved in regular script 乾隆年製 Qianlong nian zhi (‘Made in the Qianlong era’); the interior covered with blue enamel
Stopper: inlaid famille rose enamels on bronze with gold (cloisonné), decorated with an Indian lotus design; original
Imperial, probably southern China, 1736 – 1795
Height (including original stopper in situ): 7.3 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.8/1.7 cm

Provenance:
Bonham’s, Knightsbridge, 5 September 2012, lot 250
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd