Boîte couverte en laque tricolore sculptée Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle

circulaire, le couvercle bombé au dessus plat sculpté à travers les épaisses couches de laque ocre, vert foncé et rouge de cinabre d'un dragon à cinq griffes protégeant la perle enflammée sur fond de nuages tourbillonnants, les côtés du couvercle et de la boîte chacun sculptés d'une frise de quatre dragons parmi les nuages stylisés, l'intérieur et la base laqués noir, socle en bois sculpté (3)

Acquired in China in the second half of the 19th century.
Thence in the family by descent.

There is a break to the rim of the cover with an associated ca. 4cm long crack extending into the sides of the cover and associated losses to the lacquer on the exterior and interior where they have been partially overpainted. There are minor losses to the lacquer around the rim of the cover which may have been repainted. There are scattered cracks to the lacquer of the cover which is otherwise in good condition. There are losses and chips to the rim of the box, the largest a ca. 2cm wide chip to the lacquer with the wood core visible and a ca. 1cm large chip with a. 7cm wide crescent-shaped area of cracks to the interior of the rim. The rim was repainted. There is a ca. 1cm wide loss to the lacquer to the foot and small areas of retouching to the foot. Otherwise the carving of the box is in overall good condition. Box and cover could do with a cleaning, the cinnabar red is of a slightly lighter and less vibrant tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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