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SANCAI BISCUIT LEAF-FORM BOX AND COVER
DESCRIPTION BELOW
CATALOGUE NUMBER 1294
SANCAI BISCUIT LEAF-FORM BOX AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)
DIMENSIONS
Length: 5 inches
PROVENANCE
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Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2008
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Private Belgian Collection
CATALOGUE NOTES
The box, formed as an artemesia leaf, opens by way of
a hinged sliding flat cover surmounted by an aubergine seated Buddhist lion in an animated pose looking to the side. The sides are decorated AND the lion is adorned with green strands of hair, his head applied with green and yellow curls.
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