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AN EARLY MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'PEONY' CIRCULAR INCENSE BOX AND COVER
YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1403-1425)
The gently domed cover finely carved to the buff ground depicting a single peony bloom, the foliated petals incised for detail, surrounded by leaves and flower buds, the box with three similar flowers, the interiors with a dark-brown lacquer, the recessed base on left side of the dark brown re-lacquered base is an incised apocryphal Yongle mark, on the other side under the lacquer is another Yongle mark
2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1403-1425)
The gently domed cover finely carved to the buff ground depicting a single peony bloom, the foliated petals incised for detail, surrounded by leaves and flower buds, the box with three similar flowers, the interiors with a dark-brown lacquer, the recessed base on left side of the dark brown re-lacquered base is an incised apocryphal Yongle mark, on the other side under the lacquer is another Yongle mark
2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Exhibited
The Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne, 1990, Dragon and Phoenix, Chinese Lacquer Ware, The Lee Family collection, Catalogue, no. 47
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990/91
The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya, Japan, 1991, Chinese Lacquerware, Catalogue, no. 53
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993, 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, Catalogue, p. 95, no. 43
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990/91
The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya, Japan, 1991, Chinese Lacquerware, Catalogue, no. 53
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993, 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, Catalogue, p. 95, no. 43
Sale room notice
- Please note that this lot is purchased directly from Harry Garner.