LATE 15TH CENTURY

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A Carved Red Lacquer Three-Tiered Covered Box
Late 15th century
Of square section with indented corners, the top of the cover well carved with a scene of a scholar leaning on the trunk of a pine tree on a garden terrace, with an attendant standing beside him and a pavilion to the right, all above panels of four different flower sprigs on the sides
6¼in. (15.9cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare two carved red lacquer tiered boxes illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, pls. 42 and 42, in the Victoria and Albert and British Museums respectively. The scene carved on the top of the circular tiered box illustrated in pl. 42 is related in its style of carving as well as theme to the present box. The tiered box in pl. 41 is of sqaure form and although the scene on top is not visible, the sides are similarly carved with four different flower sprays. Both boxes are dated to the late 15th century.

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