• Dimension: Height: 4 5/8 in (11.7 cm) Width: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $3000
• Estimate To: $5000

Qing Dynasty period. The flattened shield form body coated with layer of red lacquer, richly decorated in carnelian, mother-of-pearl, soapstone, pearl, gold, and lacquer with a graceful lady chanting poems in front of massive painted screen, set in a fenced garden terrace on one side, the reverse with numerous even-sized pearls forming a stylized shou character, each of the narrow shoulders with a panel of prunus blossoms, the base inscribed in red lacquer with four character Qianlong mark.

來源：紐約蘇富比，拍品編號 243，1997 年 10 月 25 日 Gerry M. Mack 收藏
Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Lot 243, October 25, 1997. The Gerry M. Mack collection.