Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 37,500
Estimate
A CARVED CIRCULAR RED LACQUER 'NINE DRAGONS' BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The top of the domed cover is well carved with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, encircled by four dragons writhing amidst churning waves above four further dragons on the box which is raised on a key-fret-incised foot. The interior and base are lacquered black. 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 15 April 1983, lot 252.
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Exhibited
On loan: Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1 December 2002-1 December 2003.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT AND MRS. PATRICIA JACOBSEN, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
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