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A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LONGEVITY’ BOX AND

COVER

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The cover is well carved on top with four roundels containing the characters Wansui
Changchun, ‘Ten thousand years and perpetual spring’, surrounding the central roundel
enclosing the character shou, amidst densely scrolling clouds and bats, against a ground of
various fruiting sprays. The sides of the cover and the box are similarly carved with Eight
Buddhist Emblems interspersed with lotus scrolls and bats.
13 æ in. (35.1 cm.) diam., box

HK$800,000-1,200,000  US$110,000-160,000

清乾隆  剔紅萬歲長春蓋盒

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