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PROPERTY FROM A SPANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER LOBED BOX
AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
of six-lobed form, the cover deftly carved to the centre
with three scholars and their attendants in an idyllic
mountainscape, with paulownia trees, jagged rocks and
pavilions, all within a keyfret border, the sides with panels
enclosing leafy stems issuing luxuriant floral blossoms,
all against a diaper pattern ground, the interiors and base
lacquered black
(2)
27.3 cm, 10¾ in.

£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,000-82,500 US$ 7,900-10,500
清乾隆 剔紅山水人物圖花式蓋盒

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