The Legacy of Cixi. Late Qing Porcelain from the Barbara Jean Levy Collection
A pair of turquoise-ground grisaille-painted 'birds and flowers' boxes and covers, Marks and period of Guangxu | 清光緒 松石綠地墨彩菱菊花鳥紋蓋盒一對 《大清光緒年製》款
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September 20, 05:51 PM GMT
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60,000 - 80,000 USD
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A pair of turquoise-ground grisaille-painted 'birds and flowers' boxes and covers
Marks and period of Guangxu
清光緒 松石綠地墨彩菱菊花鳥紋蓋盒一對 《大清光緒年製》款
the base of each box with a six-character mark in iron red (4)
Diameter 12⅜ in., 31.5 cm
Collection of Barbara Barondess MacLean (1907-2000).
Christie's New York, 23rd March 1995, lot 403.
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紐約佳士得1995年3月23日，編號403
Boxes and covers of this type are frequently found with Dayazhai and Yongqing changchun (eternal prosperity, enduring spring) marks, which were specifically commissioned for Dowager Empress Cixi. See an example illustrated in Guanyang ciqi: Gugong bowuyuancang Qing dai zhici guanyang yu yuyao ciqi [Official Designs and Imperial Porcelain: Official Porcelain Designs and Imperial Qing Dynasty Porcelains in the Palace Museum], Beijing, 2007, p. 164. Pieces with similar decorations but with a Guangxu six-character mark are relatively uncommon and were probably produced during the same period as those commissioned for Cixi, but intended for use in other imperial palaces.
Compare a closely related box and cover sold at Christie's London, 28th July 1975, lot 208; and a pair sold at Christie's New York, 23rd March 1995, lot 403.
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