Lot 55
Lot 55
A SONGHUA INKSTONE AND PEACH-SHAPED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Price Realised HKD 137,500
Estimate
HKD 50,000 - HKD 70,000
Closed: 12 Apr 2018
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A SONGHUA INKSTONE AND PEACH-SHAPED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Price Realised HKD 137,500
Closed: 12 Apr 2018
Price Realised HKD 137,500
Closed: 12 Apr 2018
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The greyish-green stone is carved with a heart-shaped sloping well and inscribed along the rim in archaic script, dated the year gengzi, the month jiashen and, the day dingyou, Xuanhe Palace. Its base is carved with crevices simulating a peach kernel. The fitted cinnabar lacquer box is carved with a diaper pattern and overlaid with a seated beauty in glass, jade, soapstone and mother-of-pearl.
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) long


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Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 22-23 March 1993, lot 530
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