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Lot Essay
A ten-lobed black lacquer box and cover of similar form from a Northern Song tomb at Huai’an, Jiangsu province, is illustrated in Wenwu, 1963, No. 5, pl. 4, no. 4, with a line drawing on p. 50, pl. 3, no. 6. See, also, a black lacquer box and cover of related form from a Northern Song tomb at Xingzhu village, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, is illustrated in Wenwu, 1990, No. 3, p. 20, pl. 4, with a line drawing on p. 19, pl. 2, no. 5.
The shape can also be found in contemporary silver. A six-lobed silver box from the tomb of Lü Shimeng and his wife near Suzhou, Wu county, Jiangsu province, dated by epitaphs to 1304 and 1315 respectively, is illustrated in Wenwu, 1959, No. 11, p. 22, no. 4.
Another interesting comparison is the s-scroll border on the present box which is similar to that found on Cizhou wares of the Jin and Yuan dynasties. See, for example, a Cizhou circular box and cover dated to the Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century, with similar s-scroll border, sold at Christie's London, 15 November 2000, lot 13.
The result of Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory C-14 test no. R 29698 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
The shape can also be found in contemporary silver. A six-lobed silver box from the tomb of Lü Shimeng and his wife near Suzhou, Wu county, Jiangsu province, dated by epitaphs to 1304 and 1315 respectively, is illustrated in Wenwu, 1959, No. 11, p. 22, no. 4.
Another interesting comparison is the s-scroll border on the present box which is similar to that found on Cizhou wares of the Jin and Yuan dynasties. See, for example, a Cizhou circular box and cover dated to the Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century, with similar s-scroll border, sold at Christie's London, 15 November 2000, lot 13.
The result of Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory C-14 test no. R 29698 is consistent with the dating of this lot.