California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 24, 2017  June 24, 2017

 Lot # 2075 
A CLOISONNE ENAMELED AND LAPIS LAZULI ELEPHANT    清 銅掐絲琺瑯青金石太平有像


  • Dimension: Height: 22 3/8 in (56.8 cm) Width: 11 1/4 in (28.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $12000

Shown in standing foursquare, the elephant with white jade forward stretching tusks, the head embellished with various gem beads including turquoise, coral, and ruby; the body fitted with cloisonne enamel saddle with dragon ascending from sacred mountains and sea, the back surmounted with a double lotus throne supporting a floriform formed vase flanked by two elephant handles, containing two white jade ‘Ji' and a circular white jade disc carved with bats, mountains and seas. Qing Dynasty period.


此銅胎掐絲琺瑯鑲青金石太平有像擺件做工精細,造型準確,體形碩大,保存完整,實為難得。器主體為象形,背馱琺瑯瓶。大象青金石材質,體態渾圓,神情憨態可掬,身配瓔珞、綰具,背上搭一錦袱,上放鞍韉,寶瓶置於鞍上。像背上所置鞍韉、寶瓶為銅胎掐絲琺瑯裝飾,圖樣繁複而不亂,色彩豐富而不俗,華美異常。寶瓶插嵌白玉三長戟。“太平有像”,寓意天下太平,五穀豐登。此件用料奢華,工藝繁縟,製作精細,栩栩如生,令人歎為觀止,一器之成必將費時日久,人力物力不可計數,堪稱案供神品。