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A GOURD ‘DRAGON’ CRICKET A MOULDED GOURD ‘SHOU’ A BAMBOO!VENEER ‘PEONY’ BOX
CAGE SNUFF BOTTLE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of globular form with a broad waisted neck, the of square section and double-gourd form with of ruyi form, the ß at top Þ nely carved with a
ß aring mouth mounted with hongmu, Þ tted with a short cylindrical neck, the lower bulb with cartouche enclosing a meandering sprig of
a coconut shell insert pierced with a writhing four main sides each enclosing shou medallions soapstone-inlaid peonies surrounded by a key-
dragon amongst cloud scrolls confronting a alternating with pairs of triangular panels, the fret border, the bamboo of a warm honey-brown
‘ß aming pearl’, the gourd patinated to a golden upper bulb with four sides similarly moulded with colour
yellow tone shou characters, the base with a four-character (2)
(2) mark Qianlong shangwan (appreciated by the 8.7 cm, 3⅜ in.
9.3 cm, 3⅝ in. Qianlong Emperor), patinated to a rich reddish-
brown colour, the mouth-rim Þ tted with later £ 800-1,200 US$ 1,150-1,700
Ⴚ £ 800-1,200 US$ 1,150-1,700 wood
8.8 cm, 3½ in. ɤɞ˰ߏ ˖϶֭රᎉνจӫʗ७ႊଷ
ɤɘ˰ߏ ਙႡථᎲᏕम७ᑰᑧᜦ
£ 4,000-6,000 US$ 5,700-8,500
৻ඤ ਙႡ↉ຬྪ७ᄀడ
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