Olivia Xu
Associate Specialist
Lot 59†
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER Mid Qing Dynasty
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16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £8,000
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Edward Luper
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER
Mid Qing Dynasty
The domed cover expertly decorated with mother-of-pearl geometric-pattern roundels, centred around a large stylised shou medallion in gilt, all on a cinnabar red ground, the box similarly decorated, the interior lacquered brown, the base lacquered black. 39cm (15 3/8in) diam. (2).
The domed cover expertly decorated with mother-of-pearl geometric-pattern roundels, centred around a large stylised shou medallion in gilt, all on a cinnabar red ground, the box similarly decorated, the interior lacquered brown, the base lacquered black. 39cm (15 3/8in) diam. (2).
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清中期 紅漆嵌螺鈿團花紋攢盒
See a very similar box and cover with sweetmeat compartments inside, mid Qing dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo qiqi quanji, vol.6, Fuzhou, 1993, p.161, no.181, where it notes that such pieces are extremely rare and prized. See also a related circular box with red lacquer but with jade inlay and compartments, mid Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shenzhen, 2006, p.187, no.140. The design of geometric roundels, similar to Japanese family crests or mon could indicate a Japanese or Ryukyuan influence. See a related large mother-of-pearl-inlaid and gilt-lacquered box and cover, probably Ryukyu Islands, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 276.
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