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1046(1717462)
A cloisonne 'Sanskrit' dish, Qing dynasty, with a Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-95).
Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK

A large sanskrit character to the center in black, around the rim, further signs. Around the interior we find offerings alternating with cloud formations. The reverese is decorated with alternating lotus and the buddhist emblems. Diameter 14.5 cm.

Wear. Wear to gilding.

Exhibitions

Compare with a dish of this type in the collection of the Palace Museum in Taiwan, 000698N00000.

Compare also a dish of this type in the British Museum, Museum number 1991,0326.1.

Literature

Enamel ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasty, National Palace Museum, compare with a similar plate page 139. 01.11.000696´`698-1173.

More information

The central symbol on this plate is a complex Tibetan Buddhist monogram known as Namchu Wangden (the "Tenfold Powerful One"), which represents the Kalachakra mantra.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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