As part of the celebration of her Diamond Jubilee, Queen Victoria drove through London on 22 June 1897 with the purpose of seeing her people and receiving their congratulations. In this depiction of the scene Queen Victoria can be seen in an open State la

Royal Jubilees

Milestone years have been celebrated in long reigns since George III

    CHINA

    Pair of boxes and covers

    second half of the eighteenth century

    RCIN 688

    Circular, with rounded sides and straight foot, the cover flat-topped, the base black-lacquered and the interior gilt. On the cover, a formalised shou (long life) character roundel within a band, with two ranks of peony scrolls, a key-fret border, and round the sides eight lotus sprays between borders of bats and key-fret; the sides of the box with the same decoration.

    Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III.

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