CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)

Details

BOITE COUVERTE EN LAQUE ROUGE
CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE MING (1368-1644)
The box is well carved to the top with a scholar and his attendant carrying a qin in a rocky garden while another attendant prepares to burn incense inside the pavilion. The sides of the cover and the box carved with chrysanthemum and peony scroll, and the base and the interior are lacquered black; small retouched areas.
5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam.

Further details

A CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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Lot Essay

Compare an earlier example with similar decoration, dated Yongle period with an incised mark of the period, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 45 - Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 60-61, no. 41.

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