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Chinese Painted Scholar
s Presentation Box, c. 1800
$580
£438.91
€503.25
CA$811.42
A$883.25
CHF 468.52
MX$10,633.26
NOK 5,948.97
SEK 5,444.38
DKK 3,758.61
About the Item
This painted wooden box is a 19th-century Chinese snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been filled with a bounty of popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soybeans.
This square example is finished with black lacquer and hand-painted with various scenes of a scholar in nature. Perhaps depicting a tale from a novel or play, each side of the box is painted with a different vignette of a robed gentleman and his attendant admiring the view beside a mountain-and-water landscape. Now faded from years of use, the box has an incredible crackled texture and a smooth patina that calls to be touched.
Additional Dimensions:
Interior: 13.5"W x 13.5"D Lid: 4.75"H
- Dimensions:Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)Depth: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)
- Style:Qing (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:c. 1800
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: CDFG0041stDibs: LU820048144432
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