Presentation Box with Lid
Jeweled gold presentation box; surface chased with swastika fret design and cover bearing filigreed bamboo-tube drum and sticks, emblem of the Taoist philosopher Ch'ang Kuo Lao. The emblem is surrounded with delicately spun gold blossoms picked out with small cabochon rubies, sapphires, and jade. One of a set of eight presented to the emperor Ch'ien Lung in the 43rd year of his reign.
- Date
- 1779
- In our collection
- since January the 25th, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 2 1/4 x 7 x 5 3/4 in. (5.72 x 17.78 x 14.61 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Cast and chased gold with rubies, sapphires, and jade
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- Composition
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cadmium 53% atium 47%