Page 132 - March 17 2017 Chinese Art NYC, Christies

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

~1112
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CARVED RED LACQUER CART-FORM COLLECTOR’S BOX

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The box is formed from two deep rectangular trays carved on the sides with panels containing lotus
sprays between angular scrolls on a key-fret ground, the lower cart-form tray is raised on four wheels
with openwork ruyi-shaped spokes, and the removable upper tray is covered by a shallow tray with an
overhanging ruyi-head border, incised on the top with a formal lotus scroll pattern, and ftted with four
L-shaped boxes and covers surrounding a central rectangular box and cover. The covers of the fve upper
boxes are carved on top with small prunus fowers and buds foating on waves, and the interiors are
lacquered black.
12√ in. (32.7 cm) wide, tiered hongmu stand
$150,000-250,000

PROVENANCE

P.C. Lu & Sons, Ltd., Hong Kong, prior to 1990, and thence by descent to the present owner.
清乾隆 剔紅番蓮紋寶輦式三層套盒

Fig. 1. Cinnabar lacquer three-tiered cart-form box, 18th century, National Palace Museum Collection,
Taipei.

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