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A FINELY CARVED IVORY ‘QUAIL’ 清乾隆 牙雕鵪鶉蓋盒
BOX AND COVER
來源：
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG
PERIOD 私人收藏，1980年前購於倫敦

naturalistically modelled seated with its legs
tucked underneath its plump body, the upper
half of the body forming the cover perfectly fitted
along the scalloped edges on the box, its head
turned to one side and detailed with rounded eyes
and a short beak, the body detailed with plumage
and the claws with fine stippling, all supported on
green-stained leafy millet stems around the legs
and claws, the interior hollowed with a double-
gourd-shaped aperture, wood stand
9.9 cm, 3⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
A private collection, acquired in London prior to
1980.
◉ HK$ 150,000-200,000
US$ 19,200-25,600

Another ivory box and cover carved in the form of
a quail, from the Qing Court collection, preserved
in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum. Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros
Horn Carving, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 167. See also
a pair of similar carved ivory ‘quail’ boxes and
covers sold in our London rooms, 10th November
2010, lot 12.

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