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AFTERNOON SESSION LOTS 79-198 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION (LOTS 79-87)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
德國私Ṣ珍藏

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GRANDE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN LAQUE TRICOLORE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, ÉPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Le couvercle formé de couches de laques rouge, noire et ocre est sculpté en
relief de Shoulao assis sous un pin dans un médaillon contenu au sein d'un These impressive and exquisite lacquer
‘chun’ boxes made during the Qianlong
large caractère 'Chun' (le printemps) entre deux dragons à cinq griffes parmi reign were inspired by those made for
les nuées en ruyi, au-dessus d'une coupe de laquelle sortent de nombreux
the Ming dynasty emperor Jiajing (1522-
emblèmes auspicieux. Les bords du couvercle et la partie inférieure de la
1566), such as the one exhibited by the
boîte sont décorés de quatre paysages animés en réserve alternés avec des
Hong Kong O.C.S. in 2000 Years of
emblèmes taoïstes contre un fond à motifs de losanges sculptés. L'intérieur de (fig.1.)
Chinese Lacquer, Art Gallery, Chinese
la boîte et la base sont laqués noir.
Diamètre : 39 cm. (15u in.) University of Hong Kong, 24 September - 21 November 1993, pp. 120-1, no.
61. The Jiajing emperor was a devout Daoist, which gives rise to the imagery
€30,000-50,000 US$30,000-50,000 presented on these boxes - the bowl of precious objects, the roundel of
£27,000-44,000
Shoulao, the God of Longevity, and the large chun character. When pictured
together this gives the rebus wanshou changchun, which may be translated as
PROVENANCE:
‘ten thousand birthdays and endless spring’, which is a wish for longevity and
With L. Bernheimer, Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1984 (fig.1.).
continuous renewal.
A LARGE THREE-COLOUR LACQUER 'SPRING' CIRCULAR BOX AND
These boxes were so admired by the Qianlong Emperor that he ordered many
COVER
versions during his reign. Given their auspicious nature, they were used to
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
hold food presented as a ceremonial gift at the lunar new year or for birthdays.
德國私Ӫ珍藏 Compare similar slightly larger boxes, including one illustrated in Masterpieces
清Ү隆 剔彩春壽大寶盒 of Chinese Carved Lacquer Ware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971,
ֶⓀ pl. 25, and those sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1705
於 年購自德國ਔ董商/ %HUQKHLPHUˈ杜塞尔多夫 and Christie’s Paris, 21-22 December 2016, lot 292.

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