Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 127 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 241 A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE MASKS’ BELL INSCRIBED WITH THE APOCRYPHAL MARK J Ǐ NGTÀI NIÁN ZHÌ 景泰年製 CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Of flared form with a lobed bottom edge, an upper register of elaborate taotié masks on a key fret ground above stylized chilong, and a lower register of taotié masks and archaistic elements, separated by a raised bow-string band at the midsection. Sus- pended from two conjoined dragons at the top, with an apocryphal four-character mark ‘ j ǐ ngtài nián zhì’ ( 景泰年製 ). Offered at auction together with its original wooden stand. H (stand included): 76,1 cm H (the sole bell): 31 cm Weight: 4008 grams Note: Compare with a related cloisonné bell sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, 2017-09-14/15, lot 1008, for USD 20,000. 景泰蓝 “ 饕餮 ” 纹铃， “ 景泰年制 ” 仿款 中国，清代， 19 世纪 € 6,000 - 8,000 240 A PAIR OF ‘FLOWER SPRAY’ CLOISONNE WINE CUPS AND A WARMERS Qing Dynasty, Likely Jiaqing period The footrim of the cup fitting snugly into the mouth of the associated bulbous warmer, the cup with flaring sides rising to a gilt rim, the exteriors of both decorated with a similar flower spray. The below of one cup bears a label. H: 10,1 cm Notes: 1. One similar cup and warmer set was sold at Sotheby’s New York, The United States of America, 2013/03/19, lot 328 for USD10.000. 2. Another similar cup and warmer set was sold at Christie’s London, United Kingdom, 1983/03/30, lot 68. 一对景泰蓝 “ 散花 ” 酒杯及温酒器 清代，可能为嘉庆时期 € 3,000 - 5,000