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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 清乾隆 剔紅九龍寶盒
填金《大清乾隆年製》、《九龍寶盒》刻款
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來源
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘NINE 香港蘇富比，2011年4月8日，拍品3151號
DRAGONS’ BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG INCISED AND GILT SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795)
The top is well carved with a writhing five-clawed dragon
encircled by four other dragons striding amidst crested waves, each
pursuing a flaming pearl, the sides of the box similarly decorated
with four further dragons, the details of the waves and scales finely
rendered. The interior of the cover is incised and gilt with four
characters Jiulong Baohe, ‘Treasure Box of Nine Dragons’, the
interior of the box with a Qianlong reign mark.
11 º in. (28.5 cm.) diam.
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000
PROVENANCE marks
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3151
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