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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A RARE LARGE JADE-EMBELLISHED ZITAN FLOWER-FORM BOX AND COVER
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE LARGE JADE-EMBELLISHED ZITAN FLOWER-FORM BOX AND COVER
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The box and cover are in the shape of a five-petaled plum blossom. The top of the cover is inlaid in white and green jade with a formal floral design formed by hibiscus sprays of different sizes, conjoined foliate leaves and archaistic dragon scrolls that radiate outward from a central flower head. The interior is fitted with six brass trays: a central tray of plum blossom form surrounded by five trays of conforming outline.
19¼ in. (49 cm.) across
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The box and cover are in the shape of a five-petaled plum blossom. The top of the cover is inlaid in white and green jade with a formal floral design formed by hibiscus sprays of different sizes, conjoined foliate leaves and archaistic dragon scrolls that radiate outward from a central flower head. The interior is fitted with six brass trays: a central tray of plum blossom form surrounded by five trays of conforming outline.
19¼ in. (49 cm.) across
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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