440.
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL INCENSE STICK HOLDER
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
3,5 x 15 cm
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 5243.
Small cloisonné dishes like this, with a small container in the centre of the bottom used to hold an incense stick, were very popular at court during the Qianlong period. In this example, the globular vase shows a floral decoration that has different characteristics respect to the floral meanders on the rest of the surface: perhaps it originally was associated to another dish.
