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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER EIGHT-LOBED BOX AND A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CHEST AND COVER
COVER Qianlong/Jiaqing
Jiaqing The top and sides meticulously carved with a diaper pattern within
Deftly carved through thick layers of rich red lacquer, the domed cover key-fret borders, the detachable front panel carved with bats, fruits
with a hexagonal cartouche featuring two scholars engaged in a game and precious objects on a large wan symbol reserved on a diaper
of weiqi, seated by a stream within a mountainous landscape, a young ground, opening to reveal four drawers carved with foliate sprays, the
attendant bringing forth two cups of tea, a cottage with fence in the rear panel a mirror of the front, all raised on an integral black lacquer
distance, the sides further decorated with swirling waves, the interior base with bracket feet, the top with upright bronze handle.
and base lacquered black. 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high.
32cm (12 5/8in) diam. (2).
£5,000 - 8,000
£8,000 - 10,000 CNY43,000 - 69,000
CNY69,000 - 86,000
清乾隆/嘉慶 剔紅萬壽暗八仙紋提匣
清嘉慶 剔紅松下博弈圖葵瓣蓋盒
Provenance: James Benzies, an Aberdeen antiques dealer whose
A related cinnabar lacquer six-lobed box and cover, 18th century, George Street premises ceased trading in 1987.
is illustrated by Lin Mun-lee, Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors:
Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, 來源： 蘇格蘭鴨巴甸古董商James Benzies
p.150, pl.156.

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