Details
A TIXI CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The upper surface and sides of the cover deeply carved through alternating layers of black, red and yellow lacquer with three broad ruyi-shaped motifts, the box encircled by a bracket scroll, the countersunk base and interiors covered in black lacquer, the base incised vertically with Zhangcheng Zao mark
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The upper surface and sides of the cover deeply carved through alternating layers of black, red and yellow lacquer with three broad ruyi-shaped motifts, the box encircled by a bracket scroll, the countersunk base and interiors covered in black lacquer, the base incised vertically with Zhangcheng Zao mark
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, Kyoto
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