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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

809 A RARE AND FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER DAOIST SCRIPTURE
BOX AND COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) 清乾隆 剔紅道教神仙圖經匣

來源
The sliding cover fnely carved through the red lacquer layers to the ochre
Spink & Son, Ltd.，倫敦，1982年。
ground with an intricate scene of an assembly of Daoist immortals, each
歐雲伉儷珍藏，編號835。
narrow side carved with a fve-clawed dragon pursuing a faming pearl
amidst clouds above a rock formation emerging from crashing waves,
the motif repeated on the back where the two dragons fank a central
rectangular panel enclosing the partially efaced reign mark, which would
have read Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zhi (made with reverence in the
Qianlong reign of the Great Qing dynasty) executed in raised characters,
all above a waisted rectangular base carved with lotus petals
13Ω in. (33.9 cm.) high
$150,000-250,000

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1982.
The Irving Collection, no. 835.

Fig. 1 A carved red lacquer Daoist scripture box and cover,
Qianlong carved seven-character mark and of the period (1736-1795).
Collection of the Palace Museum.
圖一 清乾隆 剔紅道教神仙圖經匣 《大清乾隆年敬製》刻款
故宮博物院藏

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