A VERY RARE LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'HUNDRED' BOYS FLORAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
A VERY RARE LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'HUNDRED' BOYS FLORAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The box is of octagonal foral-lobed form, the upper surface of the cover exquisitely carved to depict a landscape with distant mountains, variously interspersed with wutong , pine and willow trees, the near distance detailed with young boys, all diversely occupied either in discussion at a table or amusingly at play to include roaming on a terrace, lowering a fishing net into the river, flying a kite and on a swing, all within a conforming key-fret border, the rounded sides with displays of fruit, flowers and antiques within cartouches, reserved on a dense lotus meander ground, repeated on the side of the box, raised on a short floral-lobed foot carved with a key-fret band, the interiors and base with black lacquer 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) wide
A VERY RARE LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'HUNDRED' BOYS FLORAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
A VERY RARE LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'HUNDRED' BOYS FLORAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The box is of octagonal foral-lobed form, the upper surface of the cover exquisitely carved to depict a landscape with distant mountains, variously interspersed with wutong , pine and willow trees, the near distance detailed with young boys, all diversely occupied either in discussion at a table or amusingly at play to include roaming on a terrace, lowering a fishing net into the river, flying a kite and on a swing, all within a conforming key-fret border, the rounded sides with displays of fruit, flowers and antiques within cartouches, reserved on a dense lotus meander ground, repeated on the side of the box, raised on a short floral-lobed foot carved with a key-fret band, the interiors and base with black lacquer 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) wide
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