California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 10, 2016  September 10, 2016

 Lot # 3156 
AN AGATE 'PEACH' PASTE BOX AND COVER    清 瑪瑙巧色桃型印盒


  • Dimension: Length: 4 1/4 in (10.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2000
  • Estimate To: $3500

Naturalistically worked as a flattened peach with a leafy gnarled stem that curls up and around the fruit, the high-relief pierced stems cleverly worked to link the box and cover together, the cover surmounted with a bat's resting in the center. Qing Dynasty period.