Page 194 - Christie's Hong Kong November 29, 2022 Fine Chinese Works of Art

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳珍藏
3021
A RARE ENGRAVED AND GILT-DECORATED 明永樂 朱漆戧金如意寶珠吉祥紋經文挾板
RED-LACQUERED WOOD SUTRA COVER

YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)
The slightly convex surface is finely engraved and gilt in qiangjin
technique in the centre with the triple ‘flaming’ jewel, triratna, raised
on an amrita vase which is flanked by four of the bajixiang, including
the wheel of law, umbrella, canopy and conch shell, each supported
by a cushion nestled in a lotus blossom borne on a scrolling and
enclosing leafy tendril, bordered by a row of lotus petals beneath a
band of classic scroll. The sides are decorated with lotus and lions
masks. The reverse is engraved with a cartouche in the shape of
a lotus petal containing an inscription in Chinese and another in
Tibetan with the titles of eighteen sutras from the Dasheng Fawang
jing.
28æ in. (72.8 cm.) long
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000

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