Bol en laque rouge sculptée Chine, dynastie Qing, marque liulong baowan et époque Qianlong (1736-1795)

circulaire sur un court pied droit, le pourtour sculpté de six dragons se poursuivant dans les nuages, en haut-relief sur un fond géométrique de vagues stylisées et une frise de grecques autour du pied, l'intérieur et la base laqués noir avec marque liulong baowan ("The Six Dragon Treasured Bowl") à quatre caractères incisés et dorés

A few scattered nicks to the carved design around the bowl, a minute chip (3 mm) to the lacquer below the edge of the mouth rim, the lacquer has been secured around the foot-rim, and in two areas of the black lacquer inside, otherwise the bowl is overall in good condition.
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This bowl is an example of the technical proficiency of craftsmen working in the Lacquer Workshops of the Zaobanchu (Imperial Palace Workshop) located in the Forbbiden City.
A closely related example also inscribed with the characters da long bao wan in the Qing Court collection, and still in Beijing, is illustrated together with a carved lacquer cupstand in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 12. Compare also bowls with gilt-metal lined rims ; such as a slightly larger pair, Qianlong mark and period, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29^th November 2005, lot 1564  and an unmarked bowl sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 5^th November 1996, lot 975. An identical red carved bowl with its cupstand and with the same liulong baowan mark was solded in our Hong Kong rooms, 8 October 2009, lot 1647.