Lot Essay
This carved red lacquer "Dou" vases and covers are very rare and very few publications exist on this type of stem-bowls. The shape can be compared to a pair of "Bian" vases made of bamboo and shaped like a "Dou" (stem-bowl), J.C.Y Watt, The Somptuous basket, Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels, China House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, March 30-June 3, 1985, p.38-39