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18TH CENTURY
Details
A CIRCULAR CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The cover is carved with a scholar and two attendants standing by a bridge and willow tree in a mountainous riverscape, the sides with an intricate design of lotus heads on a dense scrolling foliate ground, the base similarly carved, the black lacquer interior embellished in gilt with five bats amongst clouds encircling a shou motif.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.
18TH CENTURY
The cover is carved with a scholar and two attendants standing by a bridge and willow tree in a mountainous riverscape, the sides with an intricate design of lotus heads on a dense scrolling foliate ground, the base similarly carved, the black lacquer interior embellished in gilt with five bats amongst clouds encircling a shou motif.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Cornelia and George (1911-1989) Wingfield Digby Collection.
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