Lot 195. A four-lobed gem set jade paan box, North India, 1740-1780; 4 ¼ x 4 x 1 5/8 ins. (10.8 x 10.2 x 4.2 cm.). Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd

© The Al-Thani Collection

Set with rubies, emeralds and rock-crystal on the lid and around the edges, the interior and underneath are undecorated.

Literature: Jaffer 2013, pp.118, no.49

Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, p.36
Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, pp.74-75, no.32
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p.89, no.59
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.98, no.68
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.113, no.64
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, pp.134-35, no.67
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 74, no. 20.