Qing Dynasty Chinese Canton Enamel Covered Box

DESCRIPTION: Qing Dynasty Chinese Canton covered box, of eight-lobed form supported on a slightly splayed foot, the domed cover vividly enameled with four five-claw dragons chasing a 'flaming pearl' in the center, the 'flaming pearl' surrounded by two pairs of shou and swastika motifs and four more auspicious emblems, painted with the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' each on one lobe to the sides, with more auspicious motifs in between, all amidst layers of polychrome clouds against blue ground, encircled with a narrow band of bats along the rim, the box similarly decorated to the sides, with a lappet of upright petals above the foot, and a key fret band encircling the foot, the inside enameled light yellow, the base enameled white.

Provenance:
Sotheby's Important Chinese Art NY March 27, 2021 [262]

CIRCA: 19th Cent. or earlier
ORIGIN: China
DIMENSIONS: H: 6" Diameter: 11.25"

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