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A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).

A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
697 - 872 EUR
730 - 912 USD
Hammer price
11 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A pair of wooden weiqi boxes with covers, Qing dynasty (1664-1912).

Each is of melon-form, with well-rounded double lobes divided in half by ridged beading. The high curving shoulder rises from the tapered base, and the gently domed cover has a flattened edge and a central dimple. Diameter 11 cm.

Minor wear.

Literature

Similar boxes depicted in Marcus Flacks, Custodians of the Scholar's Way: Chinese Scholars' Objects in Precious Woods, London, 2014, p. 306.

More information

The game of Go 'Wéiqí' originated in China in ancient times. It was considered one of the four essential arts of a cultured Chinese scholar in antiquity and is described as a worthy pastime for a gentleman in the Analects of Confucius. The game was described by Thomas Hyde in 1694, but it did not become popular in the West until the late 19th century.