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A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER PANEL

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER PANEL
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The rectangular panel carved in high relief with a multi-levelled landscape scene of an equestrian figure riding over a bridge followed by various attendants and greeted by a seated official, his wife and attendants, within a pavillion complex, all surrounded by rockwork and trees
25½ in. (65 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, in November 1999.
Literature
Derek Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, London, 1992, p. 84, pl. 57.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note this lot does not have a Xuande incised mark, as stated in the Chinese text.

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Lot Essay

It is suggested that such panels were once the lid for large boxes, used to contain marriage documents. Several complete boxes of this type are in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing and illustrated in Carved Lacquer in the Collection of the Palace Museum, pls. 146-7.

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