Description:
A RARE CINNABAR LACQUER LITERATI BOX
China, 1750-1850. The lobed box and lid covered overall in finely incised cinnabar lacquer depicting an assortment of literati objects: A weiqi board, a bowl with finger citrus, a scepter with tassel, a book, a washer, a vase with a fly whisk and another with peonies, all above a fine diaper ground and within a key fret border.
Provenance: From a French collector.
Condition: Fine condition with old wear and traces of use, one small side section reattached as visible on the images at www.zacke. at, minor age cracks and minuscule losses.
Weight: 308.6 grams
Dimensions: Diameter 15 cm
The sides of both the lid and the base are overall covered with a carved and incised diaper pattern. The inner of the box and base are covered in black lacquer. The subject matter of this box is extremely rare, a fact leading to the assumption that this box may be have been directly commissioned by a scholar or literati of the mid-Qing era.
罕見剔犀博古紋蓋盒
中國,1750-1850。八瓣盒,整體施朱紅色漆,施有博古紋:圍棋盤、佛手柑、如意、書、筆洗、花瓶以及牡丹。
來源:法國收藏
品相:良好品相,舊時磨損以及使用痕跡,有些粘補,www.zacke. at上可見細圖,輕微老化裂紋和細微缺損
重量:308.6 克
尺寸:直徑15 厘米