Oblong Box and Cover [Ch171]
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lacquer (L. 19.8 cm)
This box is in the form of an aubergine or eggplant with tendrils and foliage in green relief on a red ground. The fruit is carved with [...]
Rectangular Low Table [Ch172]
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Black lacquer with decoration within gold borders (L. 96 cm, W. 49 cm, H. 42 cm)
Painted with two finches perched on a flowering tree issuing from rockwork, in red, green and gold on a black ground. The border, [...]
Scroll Painting [Ch177]
Qing Dynasty, bearing the date equivalent to 1672
Hanging scroll, ink on silk (W. 63.5 cm, L. 132 cm)
With a cockerel and a rock from behind which sprouts a small peach tree and a peony bush, an inscription including the cyclical date [...]
Scroll Painting [Ch176]
Qing Dynasty, bearing the Chinese date equivalent to early April 1654 and the signature of Wen Long
Hanging scroll, ink on silk (W. 33 cm, L. 42 cm)
Four pink-legged ducks among reeds and bulrushes at the edge of water, with two further ducks about to settle. Literature: Anthony du [...]
Scroll Painting [Ch178]
Qing Dynasty, with the cyclical date for 1725 or 1785 and the signatures of Zusheng and Xubang
Hanging scroll, ink on paper (W. 61 cm, L. 134 cm)
Painted in ink and light colours with bamboo and birds in the snow, the inscription refers to winter. Literature: Anthony du Boulay, [...]
Kesi Tapestry Picture [Ch179]
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Wool tapestry (W. 68 cm, L. 104 cm)
Woven in colours with a flowering tree and peonies growing from blue rockwork, with asters and other small flowers and lingzhi, birds [...]
Pair of Embroidered Sleeve Band Panels [Ch180]
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century
Embroidered silk (each W. 25.4 cm, L. 54 cm)
These are embroidered with squirrels among vines with grapes and peonies. Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of [...]