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A RARE LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME 明嘉靖 剔彩躍龍捧壽圓盒 「大明嘉靖年製」填金楷書刻款
LACQUER 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER 來源:
荷蘭J.B. Herder夫人舊藏
JIAJING INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE
PERIOD (1522-1566)
J.B. Herder夫人於1964年讓阿姆斯特丹著名古董商A. Vecht為本盒進
The cover is carved through the layers of cinnabar-red, dark green 行估價（圖一），並於1973年進行第二次估價（圖二）。另外，著名英國收藏
and yellow lacquered ground depicting a sinuous five-clawed dragon
below a shou character formed by wispy clouds, rising above cresting 家Harry Garner爵士亦曾親自審視本盒，並記錄於1975年他寄予貨主的
waves and amidst peony sprays, ruyi-shaped clouds, and flaming 信函內（圖三）。
scrolls. The sides of both the box and cover are decorated with a band
of phoenix and cranes in flight and a further band of four shaped
cartouches enclosing dragons, interspersed with the bajixiang against
a diaper ground.
15Ω in. (39.4 cm.) diam.
HK$2,000,000-3,000,000 US$260,000-380,000
P R O V E NAN C E :
Mrs. J. B. Herder, Netherlands
Mrs. J. B. Herder was the collector who had the current lot appraised by
the famous Amsterdam-based dealer A. Vecht in 1964 (fig. 1), and again
in 1973 (fig. 2). Furthermore, it was examined by the world renowned
connoisseur Sir Harry Garner which he documented in his letter to the
owner in 1975 (fig. 3).

(mark)

fig. 1 fig. 2 fig. 3
圖一 圖二 圖三

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