A CARVED THREE-COLOUR LACQUER ‘PEACH’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED THREE-COLOUR LACQUER ‘PEACH’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The top carved through the red, green and ochre layers with a medallion depicting multi-coloured rays rising from a jardinière filled with auspicious objects and surmounted by a peach flanked by two young boys within a chevron border. The sides carved with foliate lotus scroll, all reserved on geometric pattern grounds. The interiors and the base are coated with black lacquer.
4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

This box is similar in design to larger boxes known as chun boxes. Instead of the chun (spring) character, the top of the current box is carved with a peach flanked by two boys. This type of decoration was first made during the Jiajing period (1522-1566) and later revived during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. For a Jiajing example, see the box included in the Hong Kong O.C.S. exhibition, 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 24 September - 21 November 1993, no. 61. A Qianlong version was included in the same exhibition, no. 76.

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