LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Cloisonne Enamel

Size Notes:

with frame

Markings:

The panel is finely enamelled with a pair of pheasants standing on blue rocks surrounded by narcissus in the foreground and camellias, wintersweet prunus, nandina and podocarpus rising from behind, all below a gilt poem by the Qianlong Emperor alluding to the scene, followed by the cyclical Guisi date, the two characters Yu ti (Imperial Poem), an inscription signed by Wang Jihua (Respectfully inscribed by your servant Wang Jihua), and two seals chen Hua and jing shu.

Exhibited:

Beijing International Chinese Antiques Fair, 1-4 December 2007.

Literature:

M & C Gallery, Seeking Antiquities-Studying Treasures, Hong Kong, 2007, pp. 50-53.

Provenance:

Sold at Christie's New York, 29 March 2006, lot 295.