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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER RUYI SCEPTRE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The sceptre is fnely carved in relief with the Eight Buddhist Emblems,
bajixiang, amongst lotus blooms and scrolling foliage on a diaper ground
and within keyfret borders to the sides. The reverse is similarly carved with
a diaper ground.
16Ω in. (42 cm.) long
£8,000-12,000 US$10,000-15,000
€9,100-14,000
PROVENANCE:
With Guest & Gray, London, 31 March 1995.

清乾隆 剔紅八吉祥紋如意
來源:
倫敦Guest & Gray, 1995年3月31日
歐洲私人珍藏

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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER STEM BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The deep bowl is carved with four large long-tailed birds amongst fower
sprays and pomegranate, all on a diaper pattern and below a key fret band to
the mouth rim. The stem with splayed foot is similarly decorated with further
fower sprays. The interior is lined with metal.
3æ in.(9.5 cm.) high
£10,000-15,000 US$13,000-19,000
€12,000-17,000
With its dark reddish-brown colour and deep sharp cuts, the present stem
bowl belongs to a group of lacquer typifed by scholars as 'Yunnan carved
lacquer', originating from Southeast China and generally dated to the mid-
Ming dynasty. Compare a very similar stem cup in the British Museum,
illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, pl. 69.
Another stem bowl was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4226.

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明十六世紀 剔紅花鳥圖高足碗

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