MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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A CINNABAR LACQUER THREE-TIRED BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The rectangular box is carved to each side with peonies and prunus amongst intricate scrolling foliage. The cover is carved with a scholar and his attendant beneath a pine tree. The interiors are black-lacquered.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare the present lot to a similar box sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 101.
Also see a similarly carved red lacquer three-tiered box, dated to the late 15th century, in the British Museum, illustrated by Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, p. 99, no. 41.

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