Lot 74
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A RARE LARGE BLACKISH-BROWN LACQUER HEXAGONAL TIERED BOX SONG DYNASTY

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A RARE LARGE BLACKISH-BROWN LACQUER HEXAGONAL TIERED BOX SONG DYNASTY
Of flower-form, the three graduated trays and flat cover of similar lobed outline, covered overall in lustruous blackish-brown lacquer, the center tray showing traces of having held three circular containers, the top tray pierced in the center, some green encrustation on interior--8 5/8in. (21.9cm.) across

Lot Essay

This piece is typical of Song lacquerware in its simple form and undecorated surface. Compare a similar tiered, dark brown lacquer box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, dated to the Song Dynasty and illustrated by Garner, Chinese Lacquer, 1979, p. 51, pl. 19, and also by Jenyns, Chinese Art II, p. 204, no. 147