Lot Essay
Magpies and prunus form the rebus Xishang meishao that may be translated as "happiness up to your eyebrows".
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GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
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A FAMILLE ROSE 'PRUNUS AND MAGPIE' BOX AND COVER
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The cover is decorated with a pair of magpies perched on flowering branches of prunus surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers. The box is painted with branches of prunus and chrysanthemum.
10 in. (25.6 cm.) diam.
GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The cover is decorated with a pair of magpies perched on flowering branches of prunus surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers. The box is painted with branches of prunus and chrysanthemum.
10 in. (25.6 cm.) diam.