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A SOAPSTONE-INSET HUALI BOX AND COVER AND A
EUROPEAN PINE WOOD STAND
18TH CENTURY
The box is inlaid to the top of the cover with a rectangular soapstone panel
framed by a thin wood border, carved in low relief to depict a scene of ladies
in a court setting beside a pavilion and wutong tree, all surrounded by eight
rectangular cartouches enclosing mythical beasts, foral sprays and precious
antiques, highlighted in blue, red and green pigments. The inlaid sides are
decorated with two 'ladies' panels to the front and panels of fowers, fruits,
precious objects and aquatic animals to the sides and back. The interior is
divided into compartments and the inside of the cover is lacquered black and
painted with foral branches, a butterfy and a bird.
The box, 18Ω in. (47 cm.) wide, European pine wood stand
£20,000-30,000 US$25,000-37,000
€23,000-34,000
清十八世紀 花梨木嵌壽山石仕女圖蓋盒配歐洲木座
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