CHINA / 5000 YEARS

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A cinnabar lacquer 'scholars' lobed box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 清乾隆 剔紅訪友圖梅花式捧盒

Auction Closed

November 30, 09:40 AM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

A cinnabar lacquer 'scholars' lobed box and cover,

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆 剔紅訪友圖梅花式捧盒


25.5 cm

See two closely related boxes of this elegant five-lobed form, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pls 7 and 8; and another mark and period of Qianlong, included in the exhibition Carving the Subtle Radiance of ColorsTreasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, cat. no. 109.

Further boxes of this type have been sold at auction; see a box sold in our London rooms, 13th May 2009, lot 94; another sold at Bonhams London, 11th May 2021, lot 357; and a third example, with simpler borders, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28th May 2014, lot 3511.