A PAIR OF THREE-COLOR LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS, WITH BALSAM PEARS AND PEACHES, 18TH CENTURY

LOT 420 · 已成交

成交价 EUR2600.00

拍卖时间：2026-10-16 17:00

拍卖行： Galerie Zacke

专场： 第二日 亚洲艺术、佛教与印度教精品

拍品描述

A PAIR OF THREE-COLOR LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS, WITH BALSAM PEARS AND PEACHES, 18TH CENTURY Published & Exhibited: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, TEFAF 2020, London, 2020, pp. 50-51. China. Each of circular form with straight sides and sleeve covers. The slightly domed tops are carved through layers of red and green lacquer to the ochre base underneath. One of the boxes is carved with a decoration of two large peaches on branches with flowers. Both fruit are decorated with wan (one thousand) characters. The other box has a decoration of balsam pears, the two large fruit decorated with key-fret pattern. The sides are carved with an interlinked key fret design. Both the bases and the interiors are lacquered in black. (2) Dimensions: Diameter 7.3 cm and 7.5 cm This box exemplifies the technical virtuosity and symbolic richness prized at the Qing court under the Qianlong Emperor. The depth of the carving of the peaches on the cover and the polychrome coloration are both typical of eighteenth-century carved lacquer wares. The decoration of pears on lacquer is very rare. Terese Bartholomew states that the pear is a pun for ‘profit’ (see Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2006, p. 155) whilst Wolfram Eberhard writes that the pear (li) is a symbol for longevity (see A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols, Cologne, 1983, p. 229). As peaches are also a symbol of longevity, the latter meaning would make sense and these boxes can therefore be regarded as gifts implying a wish for a long life. Literature comparison: Compare a related polychrome lacquer box with peach decoration, 13.2 cm long, dated to the Qing dynasty, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, object number 故漆000153N000000000. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 917 Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 21,000 (for one) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving, lacquer techniques, and motifs. Note the size (11.4 cm).

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