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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ CIRCULAR
BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The top and sides of the cover are fnely and deeply carved through the diaper ground
with young boys at play within an elaborate garden landscape with pavilions, trees and
ornamental rocks, the boys engaging in various pursuits including practicing acrobatics,
playing musical instruments, acting out a drama and lighting up frecrackers. The sides of
the box are similarly decorated. The interior and base are lacquered black, and the body
core material is metal.
6√ in. (17 cm.) diam.
$30,000-50,000
A very similar circular red lacquer box carved with the ‘hundred boys’, shown chasing
a kui, riding hobby horses, and playing music, also with a metal body is in the Qing
Court collection and is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum - 46 - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 18-19, pl. 10.
清乾隆 剔紅嬰戲圖蓋盒
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