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A CARVED ZITAN ‘BATS AND
CLOUDS’ ALBUM BOX AND
COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The box is intricately carved with a dense
pattern of bats in flight amidst numerous
clouds with a rectangular panel surrounded
by key frets in the centre of the cover.
Two brass hinges in the shape of bats are
applied to a long side of the box, with a
bat-shaped lockplate on the opposite side,
all supported on four short tab feet.
12 ¬ in. (32 cm.) long
HK$80,000-100,000
US$11,000-13,000

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