Lot 20 明萬曆　掐絲琺瑯蟠桃萬壽三足爐 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LONGEVITY' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING

明萬曆　掐絲琺瑯蟠桃萬壽三足爐 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LONGEVITY' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING

Wanli six-character mark and of the period

HKD 150,000

HKD 150000 - 200000

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Wanli six-character mark and of the period
The compressed globular body finely decorated with alternating wan ('ten thousand') and shou ('longevity') roundels amid a dense, continuous floral scroll, punctuated by brightly coloured blooms and peaches, the underside with a rectangular cartouche enclosing a six-character Wanli reign mark, picked out in red against a green ground, the vessel flanked by a pair of upright ruyi-form handles in the shape of an official's hat, all raised on three tall gilt-bronze feet, fitted box.
25.4cm (10in) wide. (2).
Footnotes
明萬曆　掐絲琺瑯蟠桃萬壽三足爐
掐絲填紅「大明萬曆年造」款
Provenance:
Christie's New York, 14 Sep 2018, lot 1209
來源：
紐約佳士得，2018年9月14日，拍品編號1209
The present lot belongs to a rare group of Wanli period cloisonné enamel wares bearing a prominent Wanli six-character reign mark enclosed within a rectangular cartouche and encircled by stylised heads. See for example a cloisonné enamel incense burner, Wanli six-character mark and of the period, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , vol.1, Beijing, 2011, pp.204-205, no.100. See also several other cloisonné enamel pieces with similar Wanli six-character marks, illustrated in , nos.101, 110, 112. Another rare incense burner in this collection, lot 24, similarly bears a red-enamel-infilled six-character reign mark on the base.
The combination of (ten thousand), (longevity) and peaches creates an auspicious decorative programme expressing wishes for longevity and prosperity. The character conveys abundance and perpetuity, while the peach was traditionally associated with Immortality through its connection with Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, and her peaches of Immortality. The character reinforces this association with long life, making the decoration particularly appropriate for a vessel intended to convey auspicious wishes. See a rectangular cloisonné enamel incense burner and cover with roundels, Jingtai six-character mark, Wanli, illustrated in ., no.99. See also a cloisonné vase, late Ming dynasty, with characters, peaches and cranes, illustrated in ibid., no.128.
此三足爐造型罕見。底部署萬曆六字款，外圍有長方框，再環以如意雲紋。參考清宮舊藏一件萬曆六字款掐絲琺瑯香爐，著錄於《故宮博物院藏品大系：琺瑯器編》，卷1，北京，2011年，頁204至205，編號100。同書亦載數件具相似萬曆六字款之掐絲琺瑯器，見編號101、110、112。本場拍品編號24之明萬曆掐絲琺瑯穿花龍紋香爐，底部亦帶掐絲填紅「大明萬曆年造」款，尤為罕見。
「萬」、「壽」二字與蟠桃紋相合，共寄長壽昌盛之願。「萬」喻豐足永恆，蟠桃則緣西王母仙桃之說，寓長生之意；「壽」字更申長壽之旨。三者相映，使此器成為傳達吉祥祝願之佳製。參考一件萬曆時期掐絲琺瑯雙龍捧壽紋蓋爐，底有景泰六字款，見上書，編號99；及一件明晚期掐絲琺瑯觚，飾「壽」字、蟠桃與仙鶴，編號128。