Lot Essay
Compare a Cizhou circular covered box of similar compressed form, painted with a floral spray in dark slip, illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji, 28, (Shanxi taoci), Shanghai, 1984, no. 37.
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PROPERTY FROM THE MENGDIEXUAN COLLECTION
A CIZHOU PAINTED ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
Details
A CIZHOU PAINTED ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The box is inscribed with three characters, renjiazao (made by the Ren family), in chocolate-brown.
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam., box
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The box is inscribed with three characters, renjiazao (made by the Ren family), in chocolate-brown.
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Alvin Lo Oriental Art Ltd.
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1987
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1987