Lot 107
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A FINELY CARVED AND RARE CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND HINGED COVER
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A FINELY CARVED AND RARE CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND HINGED COVER

QIANLONG (1736-95)

Details
A FINELY CARVED AND RARE CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND HINGED COVER
QIANLONG (1736-95)
Of rectangular form with similarly shaped lockplate, the narrow sides with C-scroll handles, deeply carved to the cover with a central peony roundel surrounded by lotus scroll within geometric grounds of eight bats amongst lotus and foliage, surrounded by a border of stylised key-fret, the box similarly decorated, the plain black lacquer interior with a removable drop-in tray
16½ in. (42 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 20
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

One comparable example with a dragon and phoenix design was sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, Imperial sale, 27 April 1997, lot 33. Another material used in the court for these boxes with similar mounts was zitan, such as the box in the Palace Museum Beijing, illustrated in Furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II) - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2002, cat. no. 235

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