A SOAPSTONE-INSET HUALI BOX AND COVER AND A EUROPEAN PINE WOOD STAND 18TH CENTURY The box is inlaid to the top of the cover with a rectangular soapstone panel framed by a thin wood border, carved in low relief to depict a scene of ladies in a court setting beside a pavilion and wutong tree, all surrounded by eight rectangular cartouches enclosing mythical beasts, floral sprays and precious antiques, highlighted in blue, red and green pigments. The inlaid sides are decorated with two 'ladies' panels to the front and panels of flowers, fruits, precious objects and aquatic animals to the sides and back. The interior is divided into compartments and the inside of the cover is lacquered black and painted with floral branches, a butterfly and a bird. The box, 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide, European pine wood stand
A SOAPSTONE-INSET HUALI BOX AND COVER AND A EUROPEAN PINE WOOD STAND 18TH CENTURY The box is inlaid to the top of the cover with a rectangular soapstone panel framed by a thin wood border, carved in low relief to depict a scene of ladies in a court setting beside a pavilion and wutong tree, all surrounded by eight rectangular cartouches enclosing mythical beasts, floral sprays and precious antiques, highlighted in blue, red and green pigments. The inlaid sides are decorated with two 'ladies' panels to the front and panels of flowers, fruits, precious objects and aquatic animals to the sides and back. The interior is divided into compartments and the inside of the cover is lacquered black and painted with floral branches, a butterfly and a bird. The box, 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide, European pine wood stand
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