Description:
A CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS’ BOX, MING
China, 16th-17th century. Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover and all four sides carved and incised in high relief with lotus flowers amid their vines and leaves, the stone of an even celadon tone slightly mottled with buff inclusions.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with fine patina, some wear, minor chipping to inner rim, minuscule nibbling and scratches here and there. The bronze with extensive wear.
Weight: 446.6 grams (including the mounting)
Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.1 x 5.7 cm (including the mounting) and 11.1 x 8.4 x 4.3 cm (excluding the mounting)
Fitted gilt bronze mounting with fine engravings applied in Europe during the later 19th century.
明代青玉蓮花方盒
中國,十六至十七世紀。方形圓角,高浮雕纏枝蓮花,均匀的青色,略帶斑駁的淺黃色内沁。
來源:奧地利私人收藏
品相:品相極好,胞漿細膩,一些磨損,内沿有輕微磕損,局部輕微刻痕。銅底座大面積磨損。
重量:446.6 克 (含底座)
尺寸:11.7 x 9.1 x 5.7 厘米 (含底座);11.1 x 8.4 x 4.3 厘米 (不含底座