Qing qianlong pastel flowers grain satisfied diamond cover box

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source: sotheby’s Hong Kong on 27 and 28 April 1997, lot no. 265

description: qianlong imperial kiln CiYi diligence, collection of all previous dynasties of the kiln LiangQi quintessence, which initiates a plant of skillful craftsman, innovation. Works and fair, ornate, natural and graceful as peace garden barbary in “tao,” said: “to qianlong, hua Ru extremely yi, delicacy, a few in the creations.” And emperor qianlong wide interests, promoting western decoration, therefore when the perfect fusion of coloured drawing or pattern the European baroque adornment style, decorate more gorgeous, such as items. Work our YiXiu beauty, coloured drawing or pattern adornment characteristic. Perfect with green colour for ground, covering four handle fortunes of two intersecting diamond. Satisfied with yellow, dragon grain and group long-lived the draw on its grain, cover the heart and cover box along the surface of paint to bloom the flowers of various types, tendrils freely back and forth, color pure and fresh quietly elegant, as the noble in qian long natural and graceful. The whole painting fine, gas charm gracefuls and restrained elegance and reveal the breath of Atlantic, Yu Qingxin double showily, mild and contains richly.
see: “qing qianlong thousand coating”, the national Palace Museum publication, page 152, the figure 126
sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 29, 1991, lot no. 269