QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A CARVED THREE-COLOR LACQUER CIRCULAR 'NINE DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The top well carved with a five-clawed dragon leaping around a flaming pearl amidst swirling clouds within narrow key-fret and petal lappet borders, the rounded sides carved with two pairs of five-clawed dragons in pursuit of further flaming pearls, with two further pairs of dragons and flaming pearls above a band of rocks and waves on the sides of the box, all carved through the red and brownish-green layers to the ochre ground and between key-fret borders, the interior and base lacquered black
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1940s.

Lot Essay

Compare the box of this design and size sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27 October 2003, lot 785, which was inscribed on the base with a Qianlong mark and on the inside of the cover with the inscription, jiu long bao he, 'nine dragon treasure box'. See, also, the similar box of approximately the same size sold in our London rooms, 11 July 2006, lot 60.

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