China, Qing dynasty, 18th century. With eight-lobed, undulating rim on a low foot. To the cover, a very finely painted scene with figures in a palace garden on the banks of a river, in the foreground a pavilion and a horseman on a bridge. The upper side walls decorated with the eight Buddhist auspicious symbols alternating with various flowers on a dark blue ground, the lower surfaces depicting various fruits and flowers, framed by ruyi and lotus leaf borders. The box was presumably used for confectionery and probably originally had inserts. Some traces of use with restoration. Ø 38 cm; height 16 cm. (BA)

Cf. a similar piece at the Palace Museum in Beijing, publ. in: Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji, Zhongguo Jiyin Boli Falanqi Quanji, vol. 6, p. 140, no. 215. Another comparative work was published in: Fang Jing Pei et al., Elegance of the Qing Court, Reflections of a Dynasty through its Art, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 2008, no. 80.

Provenance:
From European ownership;
from an old Dutch collection

广东珐琅大盒
中国，清朝，十八世纪,类似的藏品在北京故宫博物院有收藏，出版在《中国美术分类全集》，《中国金银玻璃珐琅器全集》第六册140页215号; 其它可供参考的有： Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska 2008, No. 80, Fang Jing Pei: Elegance of the Qing Court, Reflections of a Dynasty through its Art
出处：欧洲私家收藏，之前来自荷兰的私家收藏