中國外銷銀器
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER

The Muwen Tang Collection Series Vol. 16
536 pages, all text bilingual in English and Chinese, over 1000 illustrations, all plates in colour, hardcover, cloth. Hong Kong, 2018.
ISBN: 978-988-19940-3-5

by Simon Kwan

Major collections of Chinese export silver in the West are mostly composed of products of the late Qing and early Republic period. However, history of the subject can be traced to much earlier times. A substantial portion of the Muwen Tang Collection of Chinese export silver are dated to the 18th and early 19th Centuries, including a well preserved Chinese export filigreé silver tea-set formerly in the collection of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

223 pieces of top quality Chinese export silver wares from the Muwen Tang Collection are included in the catalogue to illustrate the scope and skills of the Chinese silversmiths. History, retailers, makers and production methods are also fully discussed in the introductory paper on the subject.




Sample pieces:

銀纍絲飾物盒
康熙早期(約十七世紀中期)
Silver filigreé casket
Early Kangxi (circa 1660)
鎏金纍絲銀茶葉盒
乾隆早期(約1740-1750)
Gilt silver filigreé tea caddy
Early Qianlong (circa 1740-1750)
鎏金纍絲銀元寶形糖缸
乾隆早期(約1740-1750)
Gilt silver filigreé ingot-shaped sugar bowl with cover
Early Qianlong (circa 1740-1750)
銀纍絲琺瑯彩多曲長方形盒
乾隆早期(約1740-1750)
Filigreé gilt silver box with enamelled floral pattern
Early Qianlong (circa 1740-1750)
錘鍱山水人物圖銀面盆
道光(約1821-1850)
Silver basin with repoussé figures in landscape design
Daoguang (circa 1821-1850)
獸紐輪足銀煙絲盒
晚清(約1843-1911)
Silver tobacco casket on wheels
Late Qing (circa 1843-1911)
銀洗禮杯
晚清(約1843-1911)
題記:同治六年(1867)
Silver presentation baptismal cup
Late Qing (circa 1843-1911)
Inscription dated 1867
錘鍱庭園人物圖、竹紋、龍紋茶具
清末民初(約1900-1937)
Seven Piece silver tea set with repoussé figures in garden, bamboo and dragon design
Late Qing • Early Republic (circa 1900-1937)

HK$980 plus shipping & handling.



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