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A RARE FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SQUARE INCENSE BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The flat top of the cover carved in relief with a corpulent immortal standing on a bridge beneath a crescent moon, the smiling figure wearing voluminous robes and holding a staff slung over his shoulder suspending a double-gourd, all against a wave and horizontal diaper pattern ground, the sides with key-fret borders, the interior and base lacquered black
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) across, Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The flat top of the cover carved in relief with a corpulent immortal standing on a bridge beneath a crescent moon, the smiling figure wearing voluminous robes and holding a staff slung over his shoulder suspending a double-gourd, all against a wave and horizontal diaper pattern ground, the sides with key-fret borders, the interior and base lacquered black
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) across, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese collection