Lot Essay
A very similar Qianlong period yellow-ground sweetmeat box and cover of closely related size was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27 May 2009, lot 1847.
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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL LOBED SWEETMEAT BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Finely painted on the domed cover with a large stylized lotus blossom within bands of floral scroll and ruyi heads, the eight lobed sides of the box and cover similarly painted with leafy lotus and floral scroll, all reserved on a bright pink ground above a spreading foot encircled by a band of gilt foliate scroll, the interior enamelled in pale milky turquoise
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Finely painted on the domed cover with a large stylized lotus blossom within bands of floral scroll and ruyi heads, the eight lobed sides of the box and cover similarly painted with leafy lotus and floral scroll, all reserved on a bright pink ground above a spreading foot encircled by a band of gilt foliate scroll, the interior enamelled in pale milky turquoise
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam.
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