CHINE DYNASTIE QING, XIXe SIÈCLE
~ Pair of boxes
Carved ivory imitating the shape of roosters lying on nests of millet stalks, legs tucked under the body, plumage delicately detailed.
L. 14 cm
Weight: 250 and 274 g
A pair of similar boxes sold by
Sotheby's New York, September 15, 2010, lot n°386.
NOTE:
This type of zoomorphic box recalls the carved ivory productions of the imperial workshops, notably the quail-shaped boxes preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing and illustrated in "The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carving", Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 167.
