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18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE QIANGJIN AND TIANQI POLYCHROME AND GILT-LACQUER LOBED 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The cover is decorated with a central full-face five-clawed dragon surrounded by four further five-clawed dragons within a scalloped border decorated with key fret. Each of the sixteen lobes of the cover encloses a dragon above a narrow border of bats and clouds, which is repeated on the box, and the lobes of the box enclose rocks amidst crashing waves.
17 ¾ in. (45.7 cm.) diam.
18TH CENTURY
The cover is decorated with a central full-face five-clawed dragon surrounded by four further five-clawed dragons within a scalloped border decorated with key fret. Each of the sixteen lobes of the cover encloses a dragon above a narrow border of bats and clouds, which is repeated on the box, and the lobes of the box enclose rocks amidst crashing waves.
17 ¾ in. (45.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Mr. J. S. Gillen Collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1959.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1959.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is being offered without a reserve.