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Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1 March 1957, lot 216 The close Imperial association is demonstrated in the symbolism of the
A distinguished European private collection, and thence by descent phoenix and peonies and dragon pursuing the flaming pearl as well as
the impressive large scale and type of craftmanship typical of Imperial
來源： works of art. The depictions of the shou characters and bats represent
1957年3月1日於紐約Parke-Bernet Galleries拍賣，拍品216號 the wish for longevity.
顯貴歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
Compare the decoration of phoenixes on polychrome lacquer tianqi
The six panels would have probably been set within the front doors and qiangjin boxes, Qianlong, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated
of a pair of lacquered cabinets made for a high-ranking member of in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum:
the Qing Court, possibly a member of the Imperial family. Compare Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2006, pls.76-77.
a polychrome tianqi and qiangjin lacquer cabinet, Wanli mark and of See also a polychrome tianqi and giangjin lacquer display cabinet,
the period, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Yongzheng, and another related display cabinet, Qianlong in the Qing
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of
and Qing Dynasties, vol.II, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.172. the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol.II,
Hong Kong, 2002, pls.215 and 222.
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