A FINELY CARVED OPENWORK STAINED IVORY BOX AND COVER
A FINELY CARVED OPENWORK STAINED IVORY BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The sides of the box formed by octagonal facets, each panel embellished with delicately carved insects and birds among flowering sprays alternating with double-gourds and melons borne on vines, all on a pierced cash-symbol ground and finely applied along the edges with a band of floral-scrolls, the shorter sides flanked by a pair of loop-handles designed with a pair of confronted dragon heads, the similarly carved cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a lychee growing on a leafy branch, the ivory stained with green, orange and pink pigments 9 3/4 in. (24. 7 cm.) across, box
A FINELY CARVED OPENWORK STAINED IVORY BOX AND COVER
A FINELY CARVED OPENWORK STAINED IVORY BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The sides of the box formed by octagonal facets, each panel embellished with delicately carved insects and birds among flowering sprays alternating with double-gourds and melons borne on vines, all on a pierced cash-symbol ground and finely applied along the edges with a band of floral-scrolls, the shorter sides flanked by a pair of loop-handles designed with a pair of confronted dragon heads, the similarly carved cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a lychee growing on a leafy branch, the ivory stained with green, orange and pink pigments 9 3/4 in. (24. 7 cm.) across, box
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