CHINE
Pair of buffaloes in cloisonne enamel on copper.
The two animals are designed in mirror. They are represented standing on their four legs, frontal, the head turned towards the spectator. They are topped by protuberances with three openings: two circular; the third rectangular. Apocryphal mark of the Qianlong Emperor with four characters in kaishu
H : 19 cm - W : 19 cm - D : 8,3 cm
Approximate weight (each) : 1147 grams
Comparison: For a stylistically comparable buffalo of the Qianlong period in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, see R. Soame JENYNS and William WATSON F.S.A. "Chinese Art". Phaidon, Oxford. Ill. 84.
