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AN EXTREMELY RARE SMALL 清乾隆
GOLD ALLOY SCROLL- 鎏金銅鏨卷草文書函式牙籤盒
SHAPED INKSTICK BOX 《乾隆乙卯年製》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF
QIANLONG, DATED 1795
masterfully cast in the form of a textile slipcase with the
drawer depicted as the books, the brocade pattern skilfully
simulated with curling foliage rendered in varying levels of
relief, the exterior further accentuated with stylised straps,
a fastener and a paperslip inscribed with a six-character
reign mark dating to the yimao year of the Qianlong reign
(corresponding to 1795)
8.2 cm, 3¼ in.
HK$ 1,200,000-1,500,000
US$ 154,000-192,000
Mark
150 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
