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AN EXCEPTIONAL HARDSTONE-INLAID 明末 樺木百寶嵌玉堂富貴蓋盒
BIRCHWOOD BOX AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY 盒樺木製，呈長方形，內有屜。盒面以青金石、金星
of rectangular form, exuberantly and skilfully decorated 石、芙蓉石、松石、碧璽、蜜蠟等鑲嵌綬鳥、海棠、
with inlays in lapis lazuli, red goldstone, mother-of-pearl, 牡丹、壽石等花卉。蓋盒口沿銀絲嵌回紋一周，紋飾
soapstone, turquoise, malachite, rose quartz, amber and 豐富華麗，寓意吉祥。
wood, the cover depicting a long-tailed bird perching on
a pierced rock with its head turned backwards looking at 此盒木質紋理奇特，所嵌紋飾多彩亮麗，屬百寶嵌工
another bird sheltered amongst lush flowering peonies 藝中之精品。清宮舊藏一件同為樺木製百寶嵌玉堂富
and magnolia, below two flying butterflies on the top left
corner, the sides of the cover and box similarly decorated 貴蓋盒，載《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧竹木牙角
with fruiting leafy branches of succulent loquat, bordered 雕刻》，香港，2001年，圖版223。其紋飾與本盒相
by silver-wire inlaid keyfret bands encircling the rims, the 對，應原為一對。
attractively grained and smoothly polished wood patinated
to a golden-brown tone with swirling burls and knots, the
interior with a black-lacquered wooden tray
9.4 by 21 by 12 cm, 3¾ by 8¼ by 4¾ in.

HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000

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