A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE PAINTED ENAMEL-ON-COPPER CIRCULAR COVERED BOX For Sale
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A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE PAINTED ENAMEL-ON-COPPER CIRCULAR COVERED BOX: $850.00
Qianlong four-character mark, probably late Qing dynasty, 19th/early 20th centuryThe cover finely decorated with Shoulao, the God of Longevity, accompanied by a crane, auspicious bats, peaches of immortality and scrolling clouds against a turquoise ground. The sides interspersed with rectangular landscape reserves depicting tranquil riverside scenes with rustic dwellings, trees and distant hills. The cover bears a Fushou Tu (Picture of Happiness and Longevity) inscription and a cyclical date inscription. The interior finished in turquoise-blue enamel, with copper rims. The underside bears an apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel.Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)Condition: a minor localized enamel irregularity to the top, minor crazing to the underside.
