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PROPERTY OF A LADY
女史珍藏
3027

AN INCISED AND GILT POLYCHROME 清康熙 刻花描金彩漆花鳥紋立櫃
LACQUER CABINET

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) 褐漆立櫃為四面平式，兩門對開，四彎腿以壺門牙板連接，通體
The blackish-brown lacquered rectangular cabinet is supported on 刻花及彩繪紋飾。櫃門各帶菱花形開光，內飾錦雞花石圖，影像
four short cabriole legs interconnected by bracket-lobed aprons. Each 左右相應，一錦雞立枝頭，另一天上飛翔，神態栩栩如生，四周
door is decorated with an ogival panel enclosing a pair of pheasants 花木繁茂，均以朱、綠漆繪；開光外飾金彩錦地紋。兩櫃側及櫃
amidst flowering plants and rocks highlighted in red and olive- 頂帶相似錦地開光花鳥紋，櫃背髹黑漆。櫃角、合葉、鎖鼻均鑲
green, all reserved on a diaper ground. Similar scenes are repeated on 雲龍紋鎏金金屬片。櫃內髹紅漆，裝紅漆屜板一層。
the sides and the top, and the back is covered in black lacquer. The
corners, handles and hinges are set with gilt-metal fittings decorated 來源:
with striding dragons amidst scrolling clouds. The red-lacquered 香港蘇富比，2005年5月2日，拍品570號
interior is fitted with a single shelf. 拍賣於香港佳士得，2012年5月30日，拍品4086號
23º in. (59.1 cm.) high
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000 此立櫃以刻花搭配彩繪，創造出戧金彩漆技法所有之金碧輝煌的效果，更保
有繪畫技法所具之流暢線條。長形面葉及合葉金屬飾件講究，金色與褐漆
P R O V E NAN C E : 相應，穩重華麗。雖似無相似題材的彩漆櫃經著錄，其三彎腿造型可比較故
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 May 2005, lot 570 宮博物院所藏一件清中期紫檀雲龍紋毗盧帽式櫃，參見《故宮博物院藏明清
Offered at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4086 家具全集-16- 格．櫃．櫥．箱》，北京，2015年，編號88。立櫃所飾之錦雞花
The present lot is a fine example of lacquer wares that showcases both 石圖紋更與故宮博物院藏一件清代花鳥紋戧金細鈎描漆大櫃之櫃門相近，
incision and painting techniques in one, resulting a similar effect as the 參見王世襄，《中國古代漆器》，北京，1987年，頁，圖140 。
technique known as qiangjin tianqi. The shape of the present cabinet can
be compared to a to mid-Qing dynasty zitan cabinet with cabriole legs and
aprons in the collection of Palace Museum, illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Ming and Qing Furniture in the Palace Museum- 16-Shelving.
Cabinet. Coffer. Chest, Beijing, 2015, no. 88. The decorative motif of
pheasants and flowers are similar to a Qing dynasty qiangjin caiqi cabinet
door in the Palace Museum collection, illustrated by Wang Shixiang,
Ancient Chinese Lacquer, Beijing, 1987, pl 140.

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