QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED IMPERIAL POLYCHROME LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The tray is finely carved through the red, green and yellow layers with a central Chun character superimposed with a medallion of Shoulao flanked by two five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and flames above the multi-colored rays radiating from a basket filled with the bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems), all below four finely detailed figural panels and babao on the shallow, gently everted sides, which are decorated on the exterior with lingzhi scroll and green bamboo leaves. The base is inscribed with the reign mark in a line above a four-character inscription, Chunshou Baopan ('Eternal Spring Dish'). 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) long, cloth box with inscription Provenance Christie's Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 513. Hugh Moss. Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1560. The Studio of the Clear Garden.
QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED IMPERIAL POLYCHROME LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The tray is finely carved through the red, green and yellow layers with a central Chun character superimposed with a medallion of Shoulao flanked by two five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and flames above the multi-colored rays radiating from a basket filled with the bajixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems), all below four finely detailed figural panels and babao on the shallow, gently everted sides, which are decorated on the exterior with lingzhi scroll and green bamboo leaves. The base is inscribed with the reign mark in a line above a four-character inscription, Chunshou Baopan ('Eternal Spring Dish'). 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) long, cloth box with inscription Provenance Christie's Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 513. Hugh Moss. Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1560. The Studio of the Clear Garden.
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