15th Oct, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 43
 

43

AN EMBELLISHED ‘PICKING LOTUS’ AGATE BOX, QING DYNASTY
清代“戲蓮”瑪瑙彩盒

Sold for €1,517

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, the box 1750-1850, the embellishment by the Tsuda family, Kyoto, Japan, 1890-1941. The translucent agate of an even caramel tone, with a smooth surface finish, the embellishments skillfully carved of soapstone with various natural colors and further decorated with lacquer and gold. The cover with a noblewoman and her two servants in a small boat amid a lotus pond. While one servant is rowing, the other is about to pick a large lotus blossom. The base with a Qianlong seal mark.

Provenance: From a private estate in New York, USA.
Condition: Overall, superb condition. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures. Minor old wear to lacquer. Note a natural erosion to the stone inside the lid, which has over time developed into a cavity, and was cleverly covered by an embellishment.

Weight: 135 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm

The sides neatly decorated with butterflies, insects and birds in flight amid billowing clouds.

The original Chinese box has all the features of a Palace product of the Qianlong or Jiaqing periods: The pure stone, the flattened oval shape, the faceting of the rims and the raised oval foot are all typical.

清代“戲瑪瑙彩盒
中國,盒子1750-1850, 日本京都津田家族1890-1941年為此盒做了彩飾。半透明瑪瑙,焦糖色色調均勻,表面光滑,飾有精巧的各色天然皂石雕刻,並進一步用漆和金色裝飾。一位貴族女子和她的兩個僕人行舟於荷花池中。 一位侍者划船,另一位侍者正要摘一朵大荷花。 底座上有乾隆款。

來源:美國紐約私人遺產
品相:總體而言,狀況極好。瑪瑙有著天然内沁和裂縫。 漆面稍有舊時磨損。 請注意,蓋子內部的石材會自然腐蝕,被彩飾巧妙覆蓋。

重量:135克
尺寸:長9.5厘米

 

China, the box 1750-1850, the embellishment by the Tsuda family, Kyoto, Japan, 1890-1941. The translucent agate of an even caramel tone, with a smooth surface finish, the embellishments skillfully carved of soapstone with various natural colors and further decorated with lacquer and gold. The cover with a noblewoman and her two servants in a small boat amid a lotus pond. While one servant is rowing, the other is about to pick a large lotus blossom. The base with a Qianlong seal mark.

Provenance: From a private estate in New York, USA.
Condition: Overall, superb condition. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures. Minor old wear to lacquer. Note a natural erosion to the stone inside the lid, which has over time developed into a cavity, and was cleverly covered by an embellishment.

Weight: 135 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm

The sides neatly decorated with butterflies, insects and birds in flight amid billowing clouds.

The original Chinese box has all the features of a Palace product of the Qianlong or Jiaqing periods: The pure stone, the flattened oval shape, the faceting of the rims and the raised oval foot are all typical.

清代“戲瑪瑙彩盒
中國,盒子1750-1850, 日本京都津田家族1890-1941年為此盒做了彩飾。半透明瑪瑙,焦糖色色調均勻,表面光滑,飾有精巧的各色天然皂石雕刻,並進一步用漆和金色裝飾。一位貴族女子和她的兩個僕人行舟於荷花池中。 一位侍者划船,另一位侍者正要摘一朵大荷花。 底座上有乾隆款。

來源:美國紐約私人遺產
品相:總體而言,狀況極好。瑪瑙有著天然内沁和裂縫。 漆面稍有舊時磨損。 請注意,蓋子內部的石材會自然腐蝕,被彩飾巧妙覆蓋。

重量:135克
尺寸:長9.5厘米

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