A rare champlevé alms bowl
Lot-No. 265
Sino-Tibetan, ca. 1800. (Qing-dynasty 1644-1911). Polychrome champlevé on a gilt copper body. Bellied bowl with repoussé decoration. Depiction of 7 Buddhas embossed in mid-relief within leaf-shaped halos framed with stylized flowers and sprays. Above alternating lanca characters and blossoms. Two faces with min. chips. Diam. 22 cm. - See a nearly identical piece, dated 18th cent., sold at: Sotheby's, London, sale 11910, 07/11/2005, lot 209.
A rare champlevé alms bowl
A rare champlevé alms bowl
Lot-No. 265
Sino-Tibetan, ca. 1800. (Qing-dynasty 1644-1911). Polychrome champlevé on a gilt copper body. Bellied bowl with repoussé decoration. Depiction of 7 Buddhas embossed in mid-relief within leaf-shaped halos framed with stylized flowers and sprays. Above alternating lanca characters and blossoms. Two faces with min. chips. Diam. 22 cm. - See a nearly identical piece, dated 18th cent., sold at: Sotheby's, London, sale 11910, 07/11/2005, lot 209.