China, 1644-1912. The compressed globular body supported on three shallow legs and carved in deep relief with two vases, one decorated with a dragon and the other with an ice-crack glaze, magnolias, peonies, hibiscuses, and chrysanthemums, as well as a handled woven basket with pomegranates. The domed circular cover with lotuses and a butterfly.Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from N??rnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, and traces of giltWeight: 2,994 gDimensions: Height 19 cmLiterature comparison: A similar pair of weiqi boxes made from huanghuali wood is illustrated in S. Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Furniture, California, 2001, p. 200. Another pair, lacking the finely carved decoration seen on the present piece, was included in the exhibition The Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 1999, cat.no. 122, and a further pair in Qing Legacies - the Sumptuous Art of Imperial Packaging, Macau, 2000, cat.no. 94.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller zitan weiqi box and cover at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3-4 December 2015, lot 319, sold for HKD 81,250.清代黃花梨花卉紋圍棋蓋盒 中國,1644-1912年。球形圓盒,三個淺腿。盒身雕刻兩個花瓶,一個花瓶上裝飾著一條龍,另一個花瓶上裝飾著冰裂的釉面,四周裝飾玉蘭、牡丹、芙蓉和菊花,還有一個帶石榴編織提籃。圓盒蓋上雕刻著蓮花和蝴蝶。 來源:Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡亞洲藝術及古典武器收藏家,在同一家族保存至今。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損,自然老化裂紋,極少的微小划痕,偶有的輕微划痕和鎏金痕跡。 重量:2,994 克 尺寸:高19厘米 拍賣結果比較:於2015年12月3日至4日在香港蘇富比Chinese Art拍場上,與一個較小的紫檀圍棋蓋盒比較,lot 319,成交價HKD 81,250.。