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8009 The top of the cover is carved through layers of lacquer with budding and
blossoming tree peonies among dense leafy stems to an ochre ground,
A SUPERBLY CARVED CINNABAR the sides of the box and cover are carved with a composite floral scroll
LACQUER BOX AND COVER comprising lotus, peony, camellia, gardenia, and chrysanthemum, each
with two blooms.The interiors and base are covered with brown lacquer,
YONGLE INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK with theYongle reign mark incised on the inner left footrim on the base.
AND OF THE PERIOD (1402-1425) 10 Ω in. (26.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
明永樂 剔紅牡丹紋蓋盒 「大明永樂年製」刻款 PROVENANCE
HK$8,000,000-10,000,000 Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 May 2002, lot 623
US$1,000,000-1,300,000
來源
香港蘇富比，2002 年 5 月 7 日，拍品 623 號
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