The Dr Grice Collection Of Chinese Bamboo And Scholars’ Objects - 10th November 2026

Lot 71

A CHINESE ZHUHUANG (BAMBOO VENEER) BOX AND COVER

Estimate £500 - £1,000

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Description

A CHINESE ZHUHUANG (BAMBOO VENEER) BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY

The cover decorated in low relief with flowering branches of chrysanthemum above a band of key fret, the body decorated with four pairs of confronting kui dragons, fitted with metal hinges and a ruyi-shaped lockplate, 30.8cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr John William Hawksley Grice OBE (1891–1976) and thence by descent. Formerly on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Grice loan number 10.

十八世紀 竹簧夔龍花卉紋盒
來源：John William Hawksley Grice 醫生(1891–1976)收藏，之後由家人繼承。本拍品曾於倫敦維多利亞及阿爾伯特博物館展出，編號10。