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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC interiors and base lacquered red, the base
COLLECTION incised and gilt with an inscription reading Da
Ming Wanli jiachen nian zhi, corresponding to
A RARE DATED ‘QIANGJIN’ AND
1604, Japanese wood box (4)
‘TIANQI’ LACQUER ‘DRAGON’ BOX
Width 6¼ in., 15.9 cm
AND COVER
WANLI MARK AND PERIOD, DATED PROVENANCE
JIACHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 2nd July 1951.
TO 1604 Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
of square form with canted corners, the cover $ 40,000-60,000
decorated in polychrome lacquer and gilt
incisions with two Þ ve-clawed dragons in three 㖶叔㙮䓚彘⸜ġĩ1604⸜Īġġġ㇏慹⠓㺮㴟
quarter view, one in red, the other in black, 㯜㰇Ⲿ暁漵㇚䎈䲳㕡味䙺
contesting a ‘ß aming pearl’ above turbulent
waves and amidst cloud scrolls, all reserved ˪⣏㖶叔㙮䓚彘⸜墥˫㫦
on a diaper ground, the rounded sides with Ը๕
recessed panels incised with peony sprays
framed by ruyi meanders below and to the NagataniĭġIncį炻剅≈⒍炻1951⸜7㚰2㖍
corners, the box similarly decorated, the ⎚吪剔ɀ䑲偗ᶱᶾ炷1978⸜必炸㓞啷

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