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PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A SMALL CARVED CINNABAR
LACQUER ‘BOYS’ BOX AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
of circular form, the flat top carved with an
animated scene of three boys at play in a
landscape with shrubs growing from rocks, the
sides of both cover and base encircled by keyfret
borders, the interiors and base lacquered black
(2)
7 cm, 2¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 16th November 1999, lot 89
(part lot).
‡ £ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,100-62,000 US$ 5,300-7,900
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十七/十八世紀 剔紅嬰戲圖蓋盒

來源
倫敦佳士得1999年11月16日，編號89
（其一）
香港蘇富比2012年4月4日，編號3253

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A SMALL CARVED CINNABAR
LACQUER BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of rectangular section, the cover carved with
five lychees growing on leafy branches, the fruit
detailed with various diaper patterns, the box
similarly decorated, the interiors lacquered black
(2)
7.2 cm, 2¾ in.
£ 3,000-5,000 77
HK$ 30,800-51,500 US$ 3,950-6,600
清十八世紀 剔紅荔枝紋小蓋盒

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PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX
AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
of tall circular shape, the flat cover deeply carved
with two young boys in a landscape setting, one
holding a single large peach, the other a spray
of peaches, the straight sides carved with a
geometric diaper band, the base incised with a
lotus medallion, the interior lacquered black
(2)
6.8 cm, 2⅝ in.
‡ £ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 41,100-62,000 US$ 5,300-7,900
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