Important Chinese Art

A carved cinnabar lacquer 'longevity' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆剔紅「萬歲長春」蓋盒

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September 22, 04:06 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A carved cinnabar lacquer 'longevity' box and cover

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

清乾隆剔紅「萬歲長春」蓋盒

of circular form, the cover delicately carved with a lobed medallion of interlocking ruyi heads centering a stylized shou character surrounded by the characters wansui changchun (ten thousand longevities and eternal spring), set against a ground of scrolling clouds and bats, all within a border of sanduo sprigs, the sides densely decorated with 'eight Buddhist emblems' amongst lotus scrolls (2)

Diameter 14¼ in., 34 cm

Michigan Private Collection, acquired before 1988.

來源

密歇根州私人收藏，得於1988年之前

Notable for its meticulous carving and carefully composed design, the present piece is carved with auspicious symbols and characters and was likely presented as a birthday present or used to enclose a gift. Compare a related dish with the same wansui changchun inscription that was formerly in the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 2015.500.1.92). A related bowl and cover in the Palace Museum, Beijing is published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 22. A closely related example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th November 2016, lot 3340.

A carved cinnabar lacquer 'longevity' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 剔紅「萬歲長春」蓋盒

A carved cinnabar lacquer 'longevity' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆剔紅「萬歲長春」蓋盒