拍品 134
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A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PARCEL-GILT SILVER TOBACCO BOX
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PARCEL-GILT SILVER TOBACCO BOX

UNMARKED, CIRCA 1690/1700

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A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PARCEL-GILT SILVER TOBACCO BOX
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1690/1700
Oval with squeeze-action sides to open, chased to top and bottom with pagodas, butterflies and birds amidst prunus and flowers including peonies, the sides similarly chased with floral panels, gilt interior
3½ in. long (9 cm.)
5 oz. (157 gm.)

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This style of box is lavishly illustrated in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue "Sawasa", Japanese Export Art in black and gold 1650-1800. The text states that although most of these non-silver boxes are thought to be Japanese, the Japanese copied Chinese decoration and often a pastiche form of that decoration, in this case the decoration is typically Chinese