LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY, QIANLI MARK

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID 'FLORAL' BOX AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY, QIANLI MARK
Of a cinquefoil section, the cover finely inlaid in mother-of-pearl in the form of five stylised petals radiating out from a central flower head, each segment with a different patterned ground repeated on the sides of the box and cover, the interiors inlaid with a pine tree and bamboo, the base inlaid in gold with the two characters Qianli within double-squares
1 1/2 in. (4 cm.) wide, box

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Lot Essay

The present lot is believed to be a work by the late Ming master in inlaid lacquer ware, Jiang Qianli. A very similar Qianli-marked hexafoil box was included in the exhibition of the Hong Kong Oriental Ceramics Society, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, Catalogue p. 169, no. 144, where the authors discuss the remarkable skill shown in the fine inlay work. A pair of circular boxes with similar Qianli marks were sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 34.

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