A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL THREE-TIERED SCHOLAR'S BOX

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A VERY RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL THREE-TIERED SCHOLAR'S BOX
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Ingeniously composed as three stacked scrolls functioning as two tiers of containers, variously enamelled with bats amidst clouds, lotus scrolls and a floral honeycomb design, bound together by a flower-patterned cloth and set atop a rectangular box shaped as a book enamelled with a floral pattern to replicate brocade binding
7 in. (17.7 cm.) long

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It is very rare to find this type of shaped stacked box in cloisonne enamel, although several in carved lacquer are known. These include an example from the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in the exhibition, Qing Legacies: The Sumptuous Art of Imperial Packaging, Macau Museum of Art, 2000, illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 70, no. 2; and another sold in these Rooms, 26 April 2004, lot 926.

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