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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER LOBED BOX AND COVER 清十八世紀 剔紅仙人圖葵花形蓋盒
18TH CENTURY
The box is crisply carved to the upper surface with a lobed panel enclosing
Immortals amongst pavilions below pine and wisteria trees all reserved on a
fnely patterned ground. The panel is surrounded by a ‘bat and peaches’ band,
and the curved sides of the box are carved with shaped panels enclosing
various fowers separated by lotus sprays. The box base is similarly decorated.
9¬ in. (24.5 cm.) wide
£15,000-20,000 $22,000-28,000
€18,000-23,000
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