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Unknown — A large cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1780 清乾隆約1780年剔紅亭臺高士圖三多紋桃式蓋盒

A large cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1780 清乾隆約1780年剔紅亭臺高士圖三多紋桃式蓋盒

A large cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped box and cover from the Qing dynasty Qianlong period, circa 1780, carved with pavilions, high scholars, and auspicious symbols. This luxury object demonstrates the refined carving techniques and symbolic imagery of Qianlong period lacquerware.

Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

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CHINA / 5000 YEARS

May 25, 2022

Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000

Lot 567

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Collectors of Unknown

Richard Caswell

2 owned

Sebastián Naranjo

1 owned

Jonah Handel

1 owned

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

1 owned

Ethan Elkins

1 owned

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Alex Capecelatro

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Mihail Lari

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Unknown, A large cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1780 清乾隆約1780年剔紅亭臺高士圖三多紋桃式蓋盒

A large cinnabar lacquer peach-shaped box and cover from the Qing dynasty Qianlong period, circa 1780, carved with pavilions, high scholars, and auspicious symbols. This luxury object demonstrates the refined carving techniques and symbolic imagery of Qianlong period lacquerware.

Seen at: Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Auspicious Symbols, Carved Lacquer, Chinese Lacquerware, Qianlong Period, Cinnabar Lacquer, Peach Shape, 1780s, Qing Dynasty

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art