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(US$4,000-5,000)
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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
With rounded sides, the box and cover each carved in high relief with three scholars in discussion over food and drink in the foreground, amid a dense landscape scene of rockwork and hillocks, pine, prunus and bamboo, with pavillions and cloud swirls in the background
5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diam.
19TH CENTURY
With rounded sides, the box and cover each carved in high relief with three scholars in discussion over food and drink in the foreground, amid a dense landscape scene of rockwork and hillocks, pine, prunus and bamboo, with pavillions and cloud swirls in the background
5 1/4 in. (13.2 cm.) diam.