Petite boîte en laque Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

circulaire aux côtés bombés, finement sculptée sur une face de trois lettrés devisant sous un pin et d'un daim près d'un lingzhi sur l'autre, l'intérieur laqué noir, renfermant un trésor en jade céladon pâle formé de deux phalènes enlacées (3)

Acquired in China before 1922.
Thence in the family by descent.

The lacquer box and cover are in overall good condition. There are small losses to the carving of both box and cover and a crack to the rim of the cover with an associated hairline extending into the box. The interior is covered with black lacquer. The interior is fitted with a small pad that is covered with yellow silk and holds a small pale celadon jade carving of two entwined moths or bats. The colour of the cinnabar lacquer box and cover are of a slightly darker tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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