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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BUDAI’
INCENSE BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 15-16TH CENTURY
The cover is carved through thick layers of lacquer depicting a
seated Budai with a joyful expression surrounded by six boys under
a crescent moon and clouds. The box is undecorated and the
interior and base are lacquered black.
3 º in. (8.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000
明十五 / 十六世紀 剔紅布袋童子圖香盒
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A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
RECTANGULAR TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The rectangular tray is crisply carved through thick layers
of lacquer on the interior depicting a magpie perched on a
pomegranate branch growing from rocks, all reserved on a diaper
ground below a band of chrysanthemum scrolls. The exterior
is carved with a band of stylised scrolls and the base is lacquered
black.
13 ¬ in. (34.7 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
HK$80,000-150,000 US$11,000-19,000
明十六世紀 剔紅喜得百子圖長方盤
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