CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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COUVERTURE DE LIVRE EN BOIS LAQUE OR
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
De forme rectangulaire, sculptée en relief de deux grands dragons à cinq griffes, le corps noueux couvert d'écailles, la gueule ouverte et menaçante, évoluant parmi les nuages, au-dessus des flots, de part et d'autre d'un cartouche vertical portant le titre Wanji Jingzhen ('Pour chaque saison'), le dos laqué rouge ; petits accidents
Dimensions: 32,3 x 25 cm. (12¾ x 9 7/8 in.)

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A CARVED GOLD LACQUER BOOK COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Lot Essay

For a similar 'dragon' pattern see the cover of a wooden box dated Jiaqing period and illustrated in Qing Legacies - The Somptuous Art of Imperial Packaging, The Macau Museum of Art, 16 December 2000-10 March 2001, p.83, pl.15
For a comparable gold tinge lacquer and 'dragon' pattern, see a folding chair from early Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong 2002, pp.38-39, pl.29

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