拍品 531
531
A FINE POLYCHROME HORN POMANDER

细节
A FINE POLYCHROME HORN POMANDER
QIANLONG

The raised and detachable central medallions on either side of the pomander carved with a stylised shou character, the cloud-shape support carved at the edges with intertwined cloud scrolls and ruyi heads, the carved peony sprigs picked out in pink and green pigments, the grounds of the medallions and support finely reticulated, pierced at the top and bottom for suspension (tiny rim chip repaired)
3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm.) wide, box

拍品专文

A stained ivory pomander of similar shape, was sold in these Rooms, 5 November 1997, lot 992. Compare also with three Qianlong dated stained ivory pieces included in the Palace Museum, Beijing & The Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong joint exhibition Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, 1987, Catalogue, no. 63 a purse; no. 64 an openwork octagonal box; no. 65 a flower-form box.

(US$4,000-5,000)