Lot Essay
Comparable jade ‘lychee’ boxes and covers of similar form and decoration, but without Zigang marks, include one in the Victoria and
Albert Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades, London, 2004, p. 62, fig. 66; and another illustrated by James Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, New York, 1980, p 139, fig. 115.
Albert Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades, London, 2004, p. 62, fig. 66; and another illustrated by James Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, New York, 1980, p 139, fig. 115.