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AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL CARVED 清乾隆 剔紅仙人祝壽圖葵式八瓣大盒
LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL 「大清乾隆年製」描金刻款
LOBED BOX AND COVER 此盒構圖豐富，漆層厚潤，雕工精湛，屬於一組罕有的葵瓣式大盒，均
呈八瓣式，中間開光雕不同的人物山水圖，側面開光飾秀石花卉圖，兩
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
岸故宮均有庋藏，如國立故宮博物院藏一件剔紅嬰戲圖八瓣盒，定年
Of lobed octagonal form, the cover is superbly carved through 十八世紀，著錄於《龢光剔彩：故宮藏漆》，台北，2008 年，圖 156 號
thick layers of cinnabar lacquer to depict immortals and attendants （圖一）。北京故宮博物院藏另一件剔紅山水人物圖八瓣盒，定年清中
in an elaborate Daoist paradise, some picking peach fruits, some 期，著錄於《中國漆器全集》，卷 6，清，福建，1993 年，圖 224 號（圖
carrying a treasure box, flower basket, and chime with twin fish, 二）。另可比較一件同樣雕仙人祝壽圖的相似例，2007 年 11 月 27 日於
the landscape characterised by a large willow tree presiding over 香港佳士得拍賣，拍品 1796 號；另一件雕嬰戲圖，2006 年 11 月 28 日
a bridge, detailed with rugged mountains, misty clouds, pine 於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品 1699 號。
and wutong trees and a terrace. The sides are decorated with eight
cartouches each depicting a different flower growing from rocks,
separated by a floral spray borne on dense leaves, the pattern
similarly repeated on the box. The base is incised with a gilt
Qianlong mark.
17¿ in. (43.4 cm.) wide
HK$1,000,000-1,500,000 US$130,000-190,000
The current box is exceptionally large and well carved, as can be seen
from the elaborate scene, thick layers of lacquer and meticulous details.
It belongs to a rare group of large lobed boxes of similar form and
design, all decorated with a shaped central panel with a landscape scene,
enclosed by eight cartouches enclosing flowers and rocks, dating to the
mid-Qing dynasty. One example is carved with a scene of boys at play in
the National Palace Museum, illustrated in Carving the Subtle Radiance
of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
2008, no. 156 (fig. 1). Another example is decorated with figures in a fig. 1 Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
landscape in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo qiqi 圖一 國立故宮博物院藏品
quanji, vol. 6 – Qing, Fujian, 1993, no. 224 (fig. 2). Compare also to a
very similar example decorated with immortals in a landscape, sold
at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1796, and another
one depicting a scene of boys at play sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28
November 2006, lot 1699.

fig. 2 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
圖二 北京故宮博物院藏品

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