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七 75. Pair of openwork circular boxes of cushion form, each carved on the flattened top with camellia flowerheads, leaves, tendrils and

十 branches encircled by five further flowerheads amongst scrolling leaves, the bases similarly carved, the stone pale celadon.

五 3 ⅞ inches, 9.9 cm diameter.

Kangxi/Qianlong, first half of 18th century.
鏤

雕

纏 • From the collection of the Marquis & Marquise de Ganay, Courances, France.
枝 • A similar box, described as carved with western lotus, is illustrated by Zhang Wei in Jade Selections from Yuan, Ming and Qing
花
紋 Dynasties in the Tibet Museum, no. 71, p. 115; a larger box, similarly carved with the eight Buddhist emblems, bajixiang from
蓋 the collection of Lady Jane Horlick, was included by Marchant in their Recent Acquisitions catalogue, 2008, no. 11, pp. 24/5.
盒 • A smaller pair of white jade openwork boxes with ladies and deer, from the collection of Andrew K. F. Lee, are illustrated by

一 Humphrey K. F. Hui, Tina Yee-wan Pang and Yeung Chun-tong in Virtuous Treasures, Chinese Jade for the Scholars Table, an
對 exhibition organised by the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2007 no. 56, p. 124; a slightly
larger pair, from the collection of Bernard Eckstein was sold by Christie’s London in their auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and

青 Works of Art, 20th November 1972, lot 159, pl. 20; a further openwork box carved with bats is illustrated by James C. Y. Watt in

白 Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, no. 87, p. 104; yet another, of flattened cushion form, is illustrated by

玉 Robert Kleiner in Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, no. 84, p. 100, where the author notes that the

style of openwork carving is typical of work produced in the Beijing palace workshops.

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熙

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隆

de Ganay

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