Sunday, June 28, 2026

Puzzling Evidence: the 19th Century TianLi 天利 Workshop

Zhou Chunbing’s 周春兵 2022 book Enamel Bureau: Research and Collection of Famous Cloisonné Workshops in Modern China 珐琅局: 中国近代景泰蓝名作坊研究与收藏 features a discussion in Chapter 2 of the mysterious 19th century Tian Li workshop.

One of the character seals of Tian Li works is shown in figure 1-2-12 on page 52 of the book, but the cloisonne bowl to which it is attached is not shown. I thought readers might be interested in what this elaborate floral dragon and fenghuang lobed bowl looks like, as archived on the Liveauctioneers website:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/53150325_chinese-cloisonne-enamelled-bowl-of-lobe-woking-surrey 







https://www.purpleculture.net/burea-of-enamel-research-and-collection-of-famous-cloisonne-workshops-in-modern-china-p-34508/


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