QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
LENGTH: 8.8CM
The covered box is carved in the form of a large finger citrus with an attendant finger citrus issuing from the same leafy branch. The bamboo is patinated to a caramel tone.
SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A covered box similarly carved with two fruits, formerly from Spink & Son, Ltd,
is published in Maria Kiang Chinese Art: Objects from the Scholar’s Desk, 2009,
Catalogue No. 21.
清十八世紀 宮廷竹雕佛手型蓋盒
