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(US$8,000-10,000)
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A RARE IMPERIAL BAMBOO VENEER QUADRAFOIL BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG
The slightly domed cover carved in shallow relief with a Buddhist Emblem, the lobed vertical sides decorated with bats in flight amidst ruyi-clouds, raised on a broad banded foot encircling an incised four-characters Qianlong Yuwan mark, For Imperial Pleasure of Qianlong (minor losses)
3 2/8 in. (7.7 cm.) wide, box
QIANLONG
The slightly domed cover carved in shallow relief with a Buddhist Emblem, the lobed vertical sides decorated with bats in flight amidst ruyi-clouds, raised on a broad banded foot encircling an incised four-characters Qianlong Yuwan mark, For Imperial Pleasure of Qianlong (minor losses)
3 2/8 in. (7.7 cm.) wide, box