A VERY RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CUPSTAND

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A VERY RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CUPSTAND
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

With shallow rounded sides, the interior delicately carved with four large peony blooms separated by leafy vines, reserved on a yellow lacquer diaper-ground, between key-fret bands at the rim and around the raised central platform, the exterior with a stylised lotus petal band, the rims, the central platform and base applied with black lacquer
6 3/4 in. (17.1 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. 30
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990/91
The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya, Japan, 1991, Chinese Lacquerware, Catalogue, no. 36

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Lot Essay

Compare with similar comb-like texturing to the flower petals on two dishes dated to the Song dynasty from the same collection: the first, a lotus scroll dish sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Important Chinese Lacquer from the Lee Family Collection, 3 December 2008, lot 2108; and the other also from the Lee family collection, with tea-rose scrolls, included in the present sale, lot 1806.

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