• Dimension: Height: 15 3/4 in (40.0 cm) Diameter: 7 in (17.8 cm)
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $9000

Each jardiniere is carved through the body to depict a group of elderly figures engaging in scholarly activities in an outdoor mountain setting with rocks and trees in the foreground, with fitted cinnabar lacquer cover and stands. Qing Dynasty period.

Provenance: private New York collection
剔紅雕漆工藝源於唐代，盛於明清。其製法是先將調好的漆料塗在銅胎或木胎上，一般涂八九十層。上漆後趁未乾透時立刻進行浮雕，然後再烘乾、磨光。本對蓋瓶子母口，蓋為官帽型，鼓腹，腹部下收，立於外翻腳底座之上。腹部開光山水人物圖，天地間水波浩渺，群山聳立，山勢雄壯奇偉，樹木掩映，茂林深處，人物神態各異，面容清晰，意境幽遠。雕刻深峻而不顯呆板。工藝規整，細節表達條理清晰，一絲不苟，從剔紅刀紋可見漆層極多，同時剔面層次均勻，刀口流暢。成對保存完好，實屬不易。 來源: 紐約私人藏家收藏