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A RECTANGULAR CINNABAR LACQUER LOW
TABLE, KANG
Jiaqing
The rectangular top panel expertly carved with a
wan diaper pattern, the edges with a key-fret border,
the shaped aprons with further diaper patterns,
the waist and inward-angled legs carved with
continuous lotus scroll designs extending to the two
stretchers at the base.
47.5cm (18 2/3in) long x 25.4cm (10in) deep x
24.5cm (9 5/8in) high.

£8,000 - 12,000
CNY70,000 - 110,000

清嘉慶 剔紅炕桌

The present kang table is part of a group of
low rectangular carved red lacquer kang tables
associated with Imperial production during the mid
Qing period. While slight variations on the form
exist, these tables are generally found in closely
related shapes and with similar decoration. See,
for example, the carved red lacquer kang table of
similar form, Qianlong, in the Qing Court Collection,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of
the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing
Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, p.151, no.134.

123 A related carved cinnabar lacquer table, Qianlong,
was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December
2009, lot 1984.

124
A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LYCHEE’ BOX AND
COVER
Late Ming Dynasty
Of circular form, carved overall with fruiting, leafy
lychee stems, the fruit decorated with floral diaper
designs, reserved against a similarly patterned
ground, the interior lacquered black.
8.4cm (3 1/4in) diam. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000

明晚期 剔紅荔枝紋香盒

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏

See a very similar cinnabar lacquer ‘lychee’ box and
cover, late Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Creation
of Natural Immensity and Grandeur: The Yang Ming
Shan Fang Collection of Lacquer from Song, Yuan,
Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing, 2020, pp.104-
105, no.29. 124

Compare also with a similar cinnabar lacquer
‘lychee’ box and cover, 16th century, which was
sold at Sotheby’s London, 17 May 2019, lot 231.

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