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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER 'HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER 'HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER 'HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER 'HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER `HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER 'HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The top and sides of the cover are deeply carved with a scene of young boys at play within an elaborate garden landscape with pavilions, trees and ornamental rocks, the boys engaging in various pursuits including riding hobby horses and playing musical instruments, with one in the center wearing a demon mask, all on a diaper ground. The sides of the box are similarly decorated, with the interior and base lacquered black.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

A very similar circular red lacquer box nearly identical in size, and carved with a 'hundred boys' shown chasing a kui, riding hobby horses, and playing music, also with a metal body, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 46 - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 18-19, pl. 10. Another similar box, also with a metal body, was sold at Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 997.

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