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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 ƒ in. (11.5 cm.) diam.
HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

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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