A MINIATURE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID 'FLORAL' LACQUER BOX AND COVER

17TH CENTURY

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A MINIATURE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID 'FLORAL' LACQUER BOX AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The box is of shallow circular form and is decorated to the cover and the sides of the box with geometric floral designs surrounding a central chrysanthemum flower. The interiors of each are decorated with further flower sprays. The base of the box is inlaid in gold with a Qianli two-character mark.
1 5/8 in. (4.3 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is believed to be a work by the late Ming master in inlaid lacquer ware, Jiang Qianli. A Qianli-marked hexafoil box was included in the exhibition of The Hong Kong Oriental Ceramics Society, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, Catalogue p. 169, no. 144, where the authors discuss the remarkable skill shown in the fine inlay work. A pair of circular boxes with Qianli marks were sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 34.

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