A CLOISONNE 'LANDSCAPE' VASE, CONG, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, 1850-1950 or earlier. The square-sectioned body rising from a splayed foot and surmounted by a tapered neck, each facet brightly enameled with a landscape scene, variously depicting tiered pavilions nestled amongst jagged cliffs and trees below vaporous clouds, the foot and neck similarly decorated with stylized lotus scrolls against a turquoise ground, the borders covered in gilt. The base with a neatly incised four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi within an inlaid and gilt square reserve.

Provenance: From the private collection of Michael B. Weisbrod, New York, USA. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, shallow surface scratches overall, firing flaws including extensive pitting, few minor nicks and microscopic hairline cracks here and there.

Weight: 3 kg
Dimensions: Height 32.2 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related cloisonne enamel 'landscape' cong, but dated to the Qianlong period (1736-1795), at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2075.

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清末民初山水紋掐絲琺瑯瓶
中國，1850-1950 年或更早。沿襲了玉琮基本形制，上下口足為圓形，短頸，方柱形長身。瓶口足、邊緣棱角均鎏金，瓶身四面開光內以藍色琺瑯釉為地，以紅、白、藍、黑等色繪製軒榭庭宇、遠山近水等紋飾，頸、足處掐絲裝飾四朵纏枝蓮花紋，色彩繽紛艷麗，工藝精湛。圈足内“乾隆年製”款。

來源：美國紐約Michael B. Weisbrod私人收藏。Michael B. Weisbrod是一位著名的中國藝術學者，他在 50 多年的時間裡就該主題發表了大量著作。 1972 年，Michael加入了他父親 Gerald Weisbrod 博士在加拿大多倫多的亞洲藝術藝廊。 這對父子團隊於 1977 年在麥迪遜大道開設了他們的紐約分館，在接下來的 45 年裡，藝廊舉辦了大量展覽，向全球的博物館和私人收藏家出售作品，最終還在上海和香港開辦分店。
品相：狀況極好，有一些舊磨損，整體表面劃痕較淺，燒製缺陷包括大範圍的點蝕，很少有輕微的劃痕和細微的細線裂紋。

重量：3 公斤
尺寸：高32.2 厘米

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的清乾隆山水圖掐絲琺瑯琮式瓶，見香港佳士得，2013年5月29日，lot 2075。