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A RARE BRONZE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ 清乾隆 銅龍鳳福壽紋蓋盒
BOX AND COVER 《乾隆年造》款
MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
of circular form, the doomed cover decorated with a five-
clawed dragon and a phoenix and encircled by a key-fret
border, the rounded sides with lobed panels variously
enclosing a dragon or a phoenix and divided by bats
suspending a stylised shou character, all against a diaper
ground and above a band of bats and clouds swirls bordering
the foot, the base with a four-character reign mark
16.9 cm, 6⅝ in.
HK$ 120,000-180,000
US$ 15,400-23,100
CHINESE ART INCLUDING SELECTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE T.Y. CHAO FAMILY COLLECTION 319
