A HARDSTONE-INLAID GILT-COPPER OVAL BOX
A HARDSTONE-INLAID GILT-COPPER OVAL BOX

18TH CENTURY

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A HARDSTONE-INLAID GILT-COPPER OVAL BOX
18TH CENTURY
The hinged cover inlaid with a fruiting peach sprig surrounded by five bats (wufu) flying amidst a ground of clouds, the sides decorated in relief with four shaped reserves enclosing lotus and foliate sprays, with a mirror later inlaid inside the cover
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long

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