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A LARGE FINELY CARVED POLYCHROME
LACQUER ‘CHUN’ BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD
the cover Þ nely and deeply carved through red, green, black
and yellow layers with a circular panel enclosing the character
chun (spring) centred with a medallion enclosing Shoulao and
rising above a large bowl overß owing with auspicious emblems,
reserved against red, green, brown and yellow radiating waves,
all ß anked by a pair of Þ ve-clawed scaly dragons amidst ruyi-
head cloud scrolls and reserved on a wan-diaper ground, the
rounded sides of the cover and box deeply carved with the
bajixiang and lobed cartouches centred with shou characters
and ß anked with bats on a dense ground of leafy lotus sprays,
the interior and base lacquered black, the base gilt-inscribed
with a six-character reign mark followed by a four-character
inscription reading chunshou baohe (‘precious box of spring
and longevity’)
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38 cm, 15 in.
£ 110,000-150,000
HK$ 1,221,000- 1,660,000 US$ 155,000-212,000
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