A mother-of-pearl, coral and hardstone-inlaid zitan 'deer' box and cover


KangxiThe flat cover finely embellished with a stag, fallen as if shot by a hunter, writhing underneath a tree issuing from lapis lazuli rock work, the interior rim of the lid and box with bamboo veneer work. 7.2cm (2 3/4in) diam. (2).
|See a related inlaid huanghuali box and cover, attributed to Zhou Zhu, dated to the Jiajing period, from the Mr & Mrs Gerard Hawthorn collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 May 2018, lot 31.