A GILT-BRONZE ‘COURTLY SCENE’ BOWL
Bearing a Qianlong Reign Mark
19th Century, in the Qianlong Taste
Of compressed globular form, the rounded body rising to a gently incurved rim, cast in high relief with figural panels depicting courtly scenes of attendants and noblewomen within architectural terraces, reserved against dense scrolling cloud and foliate grounds. One side centered with a circular shou (longevity) medallion, framed by stylized vegetal scrolls.
The shoulder applied with a pair of finely cast beast-mask handles issuing loose ring pendants, the masks rendered with pronounced brows, curling manes, and open jaws, in keeping with Qing revival archaistic vocabulary. The surface retains extensive areas of original gilt over bronze, now mellowed to a warm, time-softened tone, with natural oxidation settled into recessed detailing.
The base cast with a recessed square seal mark reading Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi (Made in the Qianlong period...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Pakistan - Bowls and Baskets