Sepa

depicting a continuous lake landscape scene, with two quite contrasting fox encounters, one scene with a fox attacking a rooster by biting its neck and stepping on its wing, whilst his mate and chicks scurry for cover, the other scene with a fox with open-mouthed raised head howling in agony with its left foreleg caught in a circular metal foothold trap with an alarmed swan nearby squawking and with wings outstretched defending two startled smaller swans, perhaps cygnets, who rush into the lake alongside, the interior center painted with a vignette of two phoenix (fenghuang), one standing on rockwork, the other seated and with a leafless tree and foliage behind, bands of simple cells and ruyi-lappets below the lightly gilt rim, a key-pattern border surrounding the foot; all executed in a monochromatic rouge-de-fer, iron-red, enamel.

29.2 cm

Jan 24, 2023 • Bonhams