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          PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART   PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART
          ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE                   ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE
          965                                                 966
          A CARVED RED LACQUER 'NINE DRAGONS' BOX AND COVER   A PAIR OF CARVED RED AND OCHRE LACQUER LOBED BOXES
          QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)                         AND COVERS
          The top of the domed cover is well carved with a five-clawed dragon pursuing a   QIANLONG PERIOD (1796-1820)
          flaming pearl, encircled by four dragons writhing amidst churning waves above   Each cover is centered with a lobed medallion containing a scene of scholars
          four further dragons on the box which is raised on a key-fret-incised foot. The   with attendants in a garden, surrounded by a narrow key-fret and lappet
          interior and base are lacquered black.              borders. The lobed sides are carved with vertical panels of blossoming
          11º in. (28.5 cm.) diam.                            chrysanthemums. The interiors and bases are lacquered black.
                                                              10Ω in. (26.6 cm.) diam.                       (2)
          $20,000-30,000
                                                              $30,000-50,000
          PROVENANCE:
          George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts,   PROVENANCE:
          acquired prior to 1910.                             George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts,
                                                              acquired prior to 1910.
          斯普菲博物館珍藏,拍賣收益將用於藏品購藏及維護
                                                              斯普菲博物館珍藏,拍賣收益將用於藏品購藏及維護
          清乾隆 剔紅九龍紋圓蓋盒
          來源:                                                 清乾隆 剔彩人物故事圖菊瓣式蓋盒一對
          史喬沃先生(1832-1923),斯普林菲爾德,麻薩諸塞州,入藏於1910年以前。           來源:
                                                              史喬沃先生(1832-1923),斯普林菲爾德,麻薩諸塞州,入藏於1910年以前。

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