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WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD
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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER
WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD
The top of the cover is intricately carved through layers of lacquer to depict a five-clawed dragon supporting a roundel containing the characters tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven), surrounded by floral bands to the sides. The exterior of the box is similarly decorated with floral sprays, with an incised and gilt inscription to one side of the base reading da Ming Wanli yiwei nian zhi (made in the cyclical year of yiwei under the Wanli reign of the Great Ming).
11 1/2 in. (29 cm.) wide
WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD
The top of the cover is intricately carved through layers of lacquer to depict a five-clawed dragon supporting a roundel containing the characters tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven), surrounded by floral bands to the sides. The exterior of the box is similarly decorated with floral sprays, with an incised and gilt inscription to one side of the base reading da Ming Wanli yiwei nian zhi (made in the cyclical year of yiwei under the Wanli reign of the Great Ming).
11 1/2 in. (29 cm.) wide
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