Petite jarre en or ciselé Chine, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

le pourtour très finement ciselé des huit emblèmes bouddhistes Bajixiang dont quatre dans des cartouches polylobés, accessoires de lettré et caractères sur fond de rinceaux fleuris, le pied souligné de nuages stylisés et le col de têtes de ruyi, une fleur de lotus incisée à la base

Good overall condition with a few light bumps to the base. Color is convenient with the catalogue illustration.
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The present jarlet is reminiscent of Buddhist alms bowls made in precious metal and carved in a closely related style; for example see a gilt-decorated patra bearing the design of dragons and the eight auspicious Buddhist emblems amongst interlocking lotus blossoms, illustrated in Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, Hong Kong, 1992, pl. 134. Compare also the workmanship seen on a gold cup-stand and cover carved with auspicious emblems, from the collection of the Tibet Museum, Lhasa, included in the exhibition Treasures from the Snow Mountains. Gems of Tibetan Cultural Relics, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, 2001, p. 194, cat. no. 104, where the craftsmanship is described as exquisite and magnificent. A kapala bowl stand and cover, made in silver but similarly carved with the Buddhist emblems amongst scroll motif in high relief, from the collection of the Summer Palace at Chengde, was included in the Chang Foundation exhibition Buddhist Art from Rehol, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, 1999, cat. no. 72. See also a gold box with a related repoussé base in Monarchy and its Buddhist Way, Tibetan-Buddhist Ritual Implements in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, ill. 123