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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN HAWAII
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A CARVED BAMBOO VENEER BOX
Middle Qing dynasty
Of lobed hexagonal section, the zhu huang exteriors intricately carved
in elaborate repeating scroll patterns displaying possible archaistic and
baroque influences, the top centered by a central medallion in the form
of a stylized flaming cakra wheel, the underside supported by a short
but carefully finished foot ring.
2 3/4in (7cm) diameter
US$4,500 - 6,000
The astonishing intricacy and thinness of the carving on the present
lot compares very favorably with numerous published examples of
zhu huang bamboo veneer boxes in the Qing imperial collection,
many of which share this box's typical Qianlong/Jiaqing era baroque/
rococo-inspired scroll work: see Li Jiufang et al Zhu Mu Ya Jiao Diao
Ke: Gugong Bowuyuan cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji [Bamboo, Wood,
Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings: The Complete Collection of
Treasures of the Palace Museum] (Hong Kong: The Commercial Press,
2002), pp. 79-81, pl. 72-74, all dated as middle Qing dynasty.
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