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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER with a pole slung over one shoulder, the 清乾隆 剔紅山水人物圖蓋盒
‘LANDSCAPE’ BOX mountains rising all around the rushing river,
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD trees and pavilions of all shapes and sizes
emerging between the bluffs, the details of
of circular section, the vibrant red lacquer finely each element individually articulated, a wave
carved in allover in high relief, the top of the pattern wrapping around the edge of the cover,
cover with a group of travelers enjoying a picnic the sides of the box and cover each carved with
on a riverbank set in a mountain landscape, one a similar continuous landscape dotted with
traveler caught mid-sentence with the mouth vegetation and buildings, the interiors and base
open and both arms gesticulating wildly, one lacquered black (2)
companion chuckling and raising an arm in Diameter 7⅞ in., 19.8 cm
response, the other lifting a wine cup, a fourth
figure crossing a bridge in the background $ 30,000-50,000
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