Beschreibung:

A MAGNIFICENT, EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF MASSIVE FAMILLE ROSE MODELS OF PAGODAS
QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (CIRCA 1750 - 1800)
A MAGNIFICENT, EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF MASSIVE FAMILLE ROSE MODELS OF PAGODAS QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (CIRCA 1750 - 1800) One pagoda comprises nine hexagonal tiers and eight detachable roofs, and the other eight tiers and eight roofs, all of which are supported on a sturdy hexagonal stand which is painted in underglaze blue with three different landscape scenes, each repeated once, and each scene is set within faux bamboo surrounds. The tiers, which graduate in size, and are primarily decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt, have three arched apertures forming doors alternating with similarly-shaped 'closed' doors. The latter are enamelled in a soft pink on the upper halves and a pale turquoiese on the lower, each ornately decorated in blue. The lowest tier is reserved with quatrefoil cartouches enclosing floral bouquets instead of the 'closed' doors. Each of the curving and protruding roof sections is decorated in green enamel and underglaze blue and is surmounted by a balustrade which is delicately moulded and pierced with pink-enamelled dragons. The uppermost roof section is of bell shape and is surmounted by an iron-red and gilt finial of double-gourd form which is applied with four descending dragons in high relief. The pagodas are further embellished at each corner of the roofs with gilt-decorated leaping carp suspending gilt-metal bells, and the balustrades with gilt-decorated seated Buddhist lions at the angles. The carp, bells and lions are all of graduating size to mirror the tapering sizes of the sections. Overall height of the larger 103½ in. (263 cm.), and the smaller 97½ in. (248 cm.)