A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER

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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

The flattened surfaces of both box and cover finely carved with a luohan wearing voluminous robes seated on a woven mat, sheltered by a tree and surrounded by shrubs and rockwork, against a floral diaper ground, the interior with black lacquer, the body core material of metal (lacquer losses to inner rims)
2 1/2 in. (6 cm.) diam.

來源

Derek Clifford, no. 26.

拍品專文

It is unusual to find boxes that are decorated on both top and bottom surfaces, although there are several known examples, such as the slightly larger box included in the exhibition 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 70. As on the present lot, the exhibited example is heavy for its size and it is highly likely that these boxes are constructed with metal cores.