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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE JAPANESE COLLECTION (another view)
2093
A SMALL CARVED RED LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

The top is well carved with a scene of scholars, one shown leaning
on an armrest and holding a ruyi scepter as he relaxes on a kang, while
another sits on a stool holding a book. In the background, bronzes
are displayed on a low table in front of a screen. The shallow sides
are carved with key fret, and there is a Xuande mark inscribed on the
base.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

$10,000-15,000

明十五世紀 剔紅「伏生授經」圖小圓盒

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