A FINE AND RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER DISH
A FINE AND RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER DISH

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A FINE AND RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

Deeply carved through the thick layers of lacquer with a central flower head surrounded by feathery leaves within a roundel surrounded by densely scrolling lotus, the exterior similarly carved with a peony meander, the base lacquered dark brown
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) diam., box

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