Lot 47. A mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer square cup, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period; 4.2 by 5.6 by 5.6 cm., 1 5/8 by 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 in. Estimation 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

of square section with indented corners, the straight tapered sides supported on a small recessed foot, delicately inlaid around the exterior in iridescent slivers of mother-of-pearl, two sides with two scholars conversing in a landscape, the others with garden rocks either issuing trees or supporting a pagoda, between a border of interlocked florets at the rim and a band of ruyi around the base, the interior, base and rim lined with metal.

Sotheby's. The Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer, Part 1, Hong Kong | 08 avr. 2014