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         A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
         'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER
         WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE,
         CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD
         The top of the cover is intricately carved through layers of lacquer
         to depict a five-clawed dragon supporting a roundel containing
         the characters tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven), surrounded
         by floral bands to the sides. The exterior of the box is similarly
         decorated with floral sprays, with an incised and gilt inscription to
         one side of the base reading da Ming Wanli yiwei nian zhi (made in
         the cyclical year of yiwei under the Wanli reign of the Great Ming).
         11ƒ in. (29 cm.) wide
         HK$600,000-800,000              US$77,000-100,000

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