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RARE CHINESE GOLD LACQUERED IMPERIAL SEAL BOX

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Extremely rare large Chinese gold lacquered imperial seal box. This Chinese seal box (The container that housed the official imperial seal of the Emperor) is beautifully covered in gold lacquer. Each panel of this box depicts a dragon and a phoenix, while the interior is outlined with the original Imperial Yellow silk. The top and the base are decorated with raised clouds. Measures 16" height x 16" width x 16" depth (40.6cm x 40.6cm x 40.6cm). Provenance: Exhibited at "Treasures of the Chinese Nobility" Cornell Fine Art Museam, 1997.

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