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The impressive shrine is fnely decorated and gilt with scrolling lotus below monster masks linked by pendant beaded chains. The shrine supports a series of graduated sections, each gilt-separated tier is decorated with a narrow foral band. The tapering column is surmounted by a beribboned Treasure Vase, one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, atop a moulded skirted cap. The stupa supported on a square base decorated with bands of lappets and foral scrolls on a vivid yellow ground.
17 in. (43 cm.) high
£80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE
Formerly from a private Japanese collection
Stupas are a symbol of Nirvana, and they represent the past and the present. They were originally memorial monuments built over the mortal remains of the Sakyamuni, and other important fgures. Regarding the architectural form of the present piece, the square Mt. Sumeru base is Tibetan in style, while the rounded dome has its roots in India. The spire of thirteen layers is symbolic of the thirteen stages of enlightenment. This type of object had a ritual function at the Qing Court frequented by Tibetan monks. An example of a red-ground shrine and yellow-ground pedestal like the current lot is in the Qing Court Collection which is illustrated in Dihuang Yu Gongting Ciqi, vol. 2, Beijing, 2010, p. 359, pl. 25-14.
A very similar ruby-ground stupa with a green-ground stand dating to the Qianlong period was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 April 2002, lot 536.
清十八/十九世紀 胭脂紅地粉彩佛塔 來源:日本私人舊藏