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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A BRASS-INSET BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX AND COVER
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A BRASS-INSET BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX AND COVER
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The top of the cover decorated in inset brass with figures in a landscape beside a pavilion, the underside of the base decorated with prunus and bamboo sprays, the cover attached to the box with hinges on one side and secured with a fish-shaped latch on the front
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The top of the cover decorated in inset brass with figures in a landscape beside a pavilion, the underside of the base decorated with prunus and bamboo sprays, the cover attached to the box with hinges on one side and secured with a fish-shaped latch on the front
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
Provenance
The Oriental Art Gallery, Limited., London, 1996.
The Irving Collection, no. 3858.
The Irving Collection, no. 3858.