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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ARCHAISTIC ‘CICADA’ BOX Compare this to a cinnabar lacquer box and cover which is similarly carved in
AND COVER high relief, in the collection of the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in The
18TH CENTURY Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, p. 169, pl. 73.
The cover is carved in relief with a central fowerhead encircled by a band of
detached kui-phoenix motifs, further surrounded by a band of lappets each
enclosing a cicada. The sides of the box are carved with a band of expanded 清十八世紀 剔紅仿古蟬紋圓蓋盒
taotie masks, all on a recessed brocade and leiwen ground. The interiors and
base are lacquered black.
6æ in. (17 cm.) diam.
£20,000-40,000 $29,000-56,000
€23,000-46,000
116 Other fees apply in addition to the hammer price – see Section D of our Conditions of Sale at the back of this Catalogue
