清乾隆 剔紅輦式三層套盒

the two-tiered body of rectangular section and supported on four wheels reticulated with stylised ruyi-shaped spokes radiating from the axes, finely carved around the exterior with rectangular panels enclosing lotus sprays within angular ruyi-strapwork reserved on various diaper grounds, the edges bordered with key-fret bands, surmounted by a removable tray, the tray neatly tessellated with four 'L'-shaped boxes and covers enclosing a central rectangular box and cover, each of the former decorated with two of the bajixiang emblems against a foaming wave ground, the latter centred with a stylised wan roundel with radiating petals, surrounded by soaring bats and ruyi blooms, all against a dense wave ground, the interior lacquered black

倫敦蘇富比2005年11月9日，編號252

Overall good condition with just minor losses and bruises to small sections of the fragile extremities, with old repainting at some of the corners. Other general surface wear.
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剔紅輦式套盒雕工精巧，層次豐富，反映乾隆帝愛奇之好，尤喜不同材質製成仿生器物，套盒造形取材皇輦，用之盛裝文房雅玩、筆硯、或作香盒。

台北故宮博物院藏一類同漆盒，刊於《故宮雕漆器選萃》，台北，1971年，圖版41。北京故宮亦藏一近類輦式套盒，錄於《故宮博物院藏雕漆》，北京，1985年，圖版361。英國女王珍藏也有一例，現存倫敦白金漢宮，展出於《International Exhibition of Chinese Art》，倫敦，1935年，編號2334。另一盒載於 A.W. Bahr，《Old Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art in China》，倫敦，1911年，圖版CXVII。Bruno Canto 博士也舊藏相類套盒一件，2012年12月18日售於巴黎蘇富比，編號63。

且比較一件紫檀套盒，亦作輦式滿載典籍書卷，1997年3月19日售於紐約蘇富比，編號399，2013年12月12日再次售於巴黎蘇富比，編號75。