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Cloisonné Enamel in the Ming and early Qing Dynasty

2 December 2021 | starting at 14:00 HKT

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An exceptionally large and very rare Imperial cloisonné enamel dish Wanli enamelled six-character mark and of the period. Sold for HK$5,752,500 inc. premium

A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and double-vajra' dish Early Ming Dynasty. Sold for HK$1,752,500 inc. premium

A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lion' vase, zun 16th century. Sold for HK$1,252,500 inc. premium

An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'celestial mountain' box and cover Ming Dynasty (2). Sold for HK$1,190,000 inc. premium

A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'cranes' ewer Jiajing incised six-character mark and of the period. Sold for HK$877,500 inc. premium

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46 lots available

1 —
A rare cloisonné enamel incense burner, gui
15th/16th century

HK$150,000 - HK$250,000

2 —
A rare cloisonné and champlevé enamel 'grapevine' tripod incense burner and cover, ding
16th/17th century

HK$120,000 - HK$160,000

3 —
A rare small cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, lian
Early 15th century

HK$400,000 - HK$600,000

4 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, chaoguanlu
15th century

HK$1,200,000 - HK$1,500,000

5 —
A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum-head' moonflask, bianhu
17th century

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

6 —
A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum' tripod incense burner, ding
Mid Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$152,500 inc. premium

7 —
A cloisonné enamel white-ground moonflask, bianhu
Late Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$127,500 inc. premium

8 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod 'rope-twist'-handle incense burner, ding
16th century

HK$120,000 - HK$150,000

9 —
An exceptionally rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze box and cover
Jingtai incised six-character marks, first half 15th century

HK$2,500,000 - HK$3,500,000

13 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lion' vase, zun
16th century

Sold for HK$1,252,500 inc. premium

14 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'Makara dragon' circular box and cover
Mid Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$690,000 inc. premium

15 —
An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'celestial mountain' box and cover
Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$1,190,000 inc. premium

16 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'cranes' ewer
Jiajing incised six-character mark and of the period

Sold for HK$877,500 inc. premium

17 —
An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel court tablet, hu
16th century

Sold for HK$1,165,000 inc. premium

18 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'scholars and fish' bowl
16th century

Sold for HK$252,500 inc. premium

19 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Star Gods' dish
16th century

Sold for HK$315,000 inc. premium

20 —
An exceptionally large and very rare Imperial cloisonné enamel dish
Wanli enamelled six-character mark and of the period

Amended

Sold for HK$5,752,500 inc. premium

21 —
A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'narrative scene' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$215,000 inc. premium

22 —
A cloisonné enamel 'Scholarly Accomplishments' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$180,000 - HK$240,000

23 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Friends of Winter' warming bowl
17th century

Sold for HK$76,500 inc. premium

24 —
A rare cloisonné enamel tripod 'dragon' incense burner and cover
16th century

Sold for HK$165,000 inc. premium

25 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze bowl and cover, zhadou
Wanli

Sold for HK$215,000 inc. premium

26 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and crane' panel
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$700,000 - HK$800,000

27 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'arrow' vase, touhu
Early Ming Dynasty

HK$400,000 - HK$600,000

28 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and double-vajra' dish
Early Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$1,752,500 inc. premium

29 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze duck-shaped incense burner and cover
Late Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$1,315,000 inc. premium

30 —
A cloisonné enamel 'double-gourd' moonflask
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$250,000 - HK$300,000

31 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'peaches and pomegranate' moonflask
Late Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$302,500 inc. premium

32 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze ewer and cover
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$1,000,000 - HK$1,500,000

33 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt bronze vase, hu
17th century

Sold for HK$82,875 inc. premium

34 —
A large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'animals' vase, hu
17th century

Sold for HK$152,500 inc. premium

35 —
A very rare and large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'alms-bowl'-shaped vessel
17th century

HK$600,000 - HK$800,000

36 —
A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner
16th/early 17th century

HK$250,000 - HK$350,000

37 —
A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner
16th/early 17th century

HK$250,000 - HK$350,000

38 —
A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' bowl
Late Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$48,450 inc. premium

39 —
A rare cloisonné enamel purple-ground tripod vase, liding
Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty

Sold for HK$86,700 inc. premium

40 —
A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'phoenix' dish
Second half of the 17th century

HK$400,000 - HK$600,000

41 —
A magnificent and large cloisonné enamel 'dragons' dish
17th century

HK$1,200,000 - HK$1,500,000

42 —
A cloisonné enamel 'hundred children' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$100,000 - HK$120,000

43 —
A cloisonné enamel 'phoenix, peacock and crane' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$70,000 - HK$100,000

44 —
A cloisonné enamel 'cranes' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

45 —
A rare cloisonné enamel pear-shaped vase
Yongzheng/Qianlong

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

46 —
Two cloisonné enamel 'holy water' bottle vases
Early Qing Dynast

Sold for HK$190,000 inc. premium

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Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A rare cloisonné enamel incense burner, gui 15th/16th century

2 — A rare cloisonné and champlevé enamel 'grapevine' tripod incense burner and cover, ding 16th/17th century

3 — A rare small cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, lian Early 15th century

4 — A very rare cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, chaoguanlu 15th century

5 — A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum-head' moonflask, bianhu 17th century

6 — A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum' tripod incense burner, ding Mid Ming Dynasty

7 — A cloisonné enamel white-ground moonflask, bianhu Late Ming Dynasty

8 — A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod 'rope-twist'-handle incense burner, ding 16th century

9 — An exceptionally rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze box and cover Jingtai incised six-character marks, first half 15th century

10 — A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lions' ewer 16th century

11 — A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze cup and cup-stand 16th century

12 — A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze cup and cup-stand 16th century

13 — A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lion' vase, zun 16th century

14 — A very rare cloisonné enamel 'Makara dragon' circular box and cover Mid Ming Dynasty

15 — An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'celestial mountain' box and cover Ming Dynasty

16 — A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'cranes' ewer Jiajing incised six-character mark and of the period

17 — An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel court tablet, hu 16th century

18 — A rare cloisonné enamel 'scholars and fish' bowl 16th century

19 — A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Star Gods' dish 16th century

20 — An exceptionally large and very rare Imperial cloisonné enamel dish Wanli enamelled six-character mark and of the period

21 — A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'narrative scene' basin Late Ming Dynasty

22 — A cloisonné enamel 'Scholarly Accomplishments' basin Late Ming Dynasty

23 — A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Friends of Winter' warming bowl 17th century

24 — A rare cloisonné enamel tripod 'dragon' incense burner and cover 16th century

25 — A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze bowl and cover, zhadou Wanli

26 — A very rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and crane' panel Late Ming Dynasty

27 — A very rare cloisonné enamel 'arrow' vase, touhu Early Ming Dynasty

28 — A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and double-vajra' dish Early Ming Dynasty

29 — A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze duck-shaped incense burner and cover Late Ming Dynasty

30 — A cloisonné enamel 'double-gourd' moonflask Late Ming Dynasty

31 — A rare cloisonné enamel 'peaches and pomegranate' moonflask Late Ming Dynasty

32 — A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze ewer and cover Late Ming Dynasty

33 — A cloisonné enamel and gilt bronze vase, hu 17th century

34 — A large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'animals' vase, hu 17th century

35 — A very rare and large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'alms-bowl'-shaped vessel 17th century

36 — A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner 16th/early 17th century

37 — A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner 16th/early 17th century

38 — A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' bowl Late Ming Dynasty

39 — A rare cloisonné enamel purple-ground tripod vase, liding Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty

40 — A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'phoenix' dish Second half of the 17th century

41 — A magnificent and large cloisonné enamel 'dragons' dish 17th century

42 — A cloisonné enamel 'hundred children' basin Late Ming Dynasty

43 — A cloisonné enamel 'phoenix, peacock and crane' basin Late Ming Dynasty

44 — A cloisonné enamel 'cranes' basin Late Ming Dynasty

45 — A rare cloisonné enamel pear-shaped vase Yongzheng/Qianlong

46 — Two cloisonné enamel 'holy water' bottle vases Early Qing Dynast

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1 —
A rare cloisonné enamel incense burner, gui
15th/16th century

2 —
A rare cloisonné and champlevé enamel 'grapevine' tripod incense burner and cover, ding
16th/17th century

3 —
A rare small cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, lian
Early 15th century

4 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, chaoguanlu
15th century

5 —
A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum-head' moonflask, bianhu
17th century

6 —
A cloisonné enamel 'chrysanthemum' tripod incense burner, ding
Mid Ming Dynasty

7 —
A cloisonné enamel white-ground moonflask, bianhu
Late Ming Dynasty

8 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod 'rope-twist'-handle incense burner, ding
16th century

9 —
An exceptionally rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze box and cover
Jingtai incised six-character marks, first half 15th century

10 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lions' ewer
16th century

11 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze cup and cup-stand
16th century

12 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze cup and cup-stand
16th century

13 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lion' vase, zun
16th century

14 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'Makara dragon' circular box and cover
Mid Ming Dynasty

15 —
An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'celestial mountain' box and cover
Ming Dynasty

16 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'cranes' ewer
Jiajing incised six-character mark and of the period

17 —
An exceptionally rare large cloisonné enamel court tablet, hu
16th century

18 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'scholars and fish' bowl
16th century

19 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Star Gods' dish
16th century

20 —
An exceptionally large and very rare Imperial cloisonné enamel dish
Wanli enamelled six-character mark and of the period

21 —
A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'narrative scene' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

22 —
A cloisonné enamel 'Scholarly Accomplishments' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

23 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'Three Friends of Winter' warming bowl
17th century

24 —
A rare cloisonné enamel tripod 'dragon' incense burner and cover
16th century

25 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze bowl and cover, zhadou
Wanli

26 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and crane' panel
Late Ming Dynasty

27 —
A very rare cloisonné enamel 'arrow' vase, touhu
Early Ming Dynasty

28 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'lotus and double-vajra' dish
Early Ming Dynasty

29 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze duck-shaped incense burner and cover
Late Ming Dynasty

30 —
A cloisonné enamel 'double-gourd' moonflask
Late Ming Dynasty

31 —
A rare cloisonné enamel 'peaches and pomegranate' moonflask
Late Ming Dynasty

32 —
A rare cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze ewer and cover
Late Ming Dynasty

33 —
A cloisonné enamel and gilt bronze vase, hu
17th century

34 —
A large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'animals' vase, hu
17th century

35 —
A very rare and large cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze 'alms-bowl'-shaped vessel
17th century

36 —
A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner
16th/early 17th century

37 —
A rare cloisonné enamel ribbed tripod incense burner
16th/early 17th century

38 —
A cloisonné enamel 'lotus' bowl
Late Ming Dynasty

39 —
A rare cloisonné enamel purple-ground tripod vase, liding
Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty

40 —
A rare and large cloisonné enamel 'phoenix' dish
Second half of the 17th century

41 —
A magnificent and large cloisonné enamel 'dragons' dish
17th century

42 —
A cloisonné enamel 'hundred children' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

43 —
A cloisonné enamel 'phoenix, peacock and crane' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

44 —
A cloisonné enamel 'cranes' basin
Late Ming Dynasty

45 —
A rare cloisonné enamel pear-shaped vase
Yongzheng/Qianlong

46 —
Two cloisonné enamel 'holy water' bottle vases
Early Qing Dynast