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- Dimension: Height: 4 5/8 in (11.7 cm) Width: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm)
- Estimate From: $3000
- Estimate To: $5000
The flattened shield form body coated with layer of red lacquer, richly decorated in carnelian, mother-of-pearl, soapstone, pearl, gold, and lacquer with a graceful lady chanting poems in front of massive painted screen, set in a fenced garden terrace on one side, the reverse with numerous even-sized pearls forming a stylized shou character, each of the narrow shoulders with a panel of prunus blossoms, the base inscribed in red lacquer with four character Qianlong mark. Qing Dynasty period.
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Lot 243, 1997 清代漆制煙壺極為少見,大多為黑漆嵌螺鈿為之,此煙壺通體修紅漆為地,上嵌百寶並漆畫,側面黑地繪紅網紋。正面一面為仕女圖,一面為珍珠嵌壽字。嵌料為大小各異的珍珠、象牙,壽山石,螺鈿,瑪瑙,翡翠,玉等,嵌工精細非常,人物眉目栩栩如生。整器造型獨特,工藝繁復,品相完好,誠為罕見。 來源:紐約蘇富比 1997年 Lot 243
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