Gold presentation box; round, scalloped border; chased with swastika-fret design. Bears flute, emblem of Han Hsiang Tzu, surrounded by sprays of spun gold leaves and flowers picked out with small cabochon rubies, sapphires and green jade. One of a set of 8 presented to Emperor Ch'ien Lung in the 43rd year of his reign.

Presentation Box, 1779

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Presentation Box
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41.57.2
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Gold presentation box; round, scalloped border; chased with swastika-fret design. Bears flute, emblem of Han Hsiang Tzu, surrounded by sprays of spun gold leaves and flowers picked out with small cabochon rubies, sapphires and green jade. One of a set of 8 presented to Emperor Ch'ien Lung in the 43rd year of his reign.