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A PAIR OF CARVED CINNABAR
LACQUER QUATREFOIL BOXES AND
COVERS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

each carved in multiple levels of relief, the cover
of one with an elderly man, possibly Wu Song,
using a fan to shoo away a large beast, the
surrounding hillside, rockwork, and plants rising
in high relief against a two-tier diaper ground,
the cover of the other box with three boys
sitting outdoors with circular containers also
set against a two-tier diaper ground, the sides
of each box and cover carved with two registers
of continuous keyfret, the bases and interiors
lacquered black, wood and fabric stand (5)
Length 3⅜ in., 8.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 16th November 1999, lot
196.
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$ 5,000-7,000

清十八世紀 剔紅人物圖海棠式
蓋盒一對

來源
倫敦蘇富比1999年11月16日，編號196

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A PAIR OF CARVED CINNABAR
LACQUER PEACH-FORM
‘IMMORTALS’ BOXES AND COVERS
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

the top of each cover carved with a conforming
panel enclosing an immortal, one with a male
incarnation of Lan Caihe walking along a
forested path playing the flute, the other with
Li Tieguai in the mountains carrying a long
staff and double gourd, a plume of vapor rising
from the gourd, a large bat wrapping its wings
around the edge of each panel, the sides of
each cover and box carved with a rosette diaper
ground bordered by keyfret bands, the base
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and interiors lacquered black (4)
Width 5⅛ in., 13 cm
PROVENANCE
Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art, London.
$ 6,000-8,000

清乾隆 剔紅八仙人物圖桃式蓋
盒一對

來源
Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art，倫敦

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