The Art of China: Including Private English Collections
The oval box is carved with fluted sides resembling chrysanthemum petals and the cover has a raised cartouche carved with scrolls. The round box has a reticulated cover carved and pierced with a phoenix beside a large flower. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark. The stones are of an even pale tone.
The larger 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
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The oval box is carved with fluted sides resembling chrysanthemum petals and the cover has a raised cartouche carved with scrolls. The round box has a reticulated cover carved and pierced with a phoenix beside a large flower. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark. The stones are of an even pale tone.
The larger 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide