• Dimension: Height: 1 7/8 in (5.0 cm) Length: 3 7/8 in (10.0 cm) Width: 3 3/8 in (8.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $2000
• Estimate To: $3500

Chinese. Carved in the form of a pomegranate fruit, the box cover carved through layers to depict a celestial female deity amidst floral scrolls, the body exterior with similar decorations and base carved with dense key-fret ground. Qing Dynasty period.

銅胎剔紅工藝，蓋盒雕飛天仕女紋飾，工藝細膩精湛，剔紅包漿溫潤洪亮，蓋盒呈石榴造型，寓意吉祥，一隻蓋盒口部有小缺肉。來源: 俄勒岡波特蘭私人藏家提供
Provenance: Private collection, Portland, Oregon