QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'BUDDHIST LIONS' BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
12 ½ in. (32 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired from David Stockwell, Inc., Deleware, 10 February 1972

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Compare a closely related Qianlong-marked example of similar size, also decorated with three Buddhist lions, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and illustrated in Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, p.107.

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