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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC PROVENANCE
COLLECTION
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
$ 6,000-8,000
‘LYCHEE’ SEAL PASTE BOX AND
COVER 㖶⋩ℕᶾ䲨ġġġ⇼䲭勼㝅⚾⌘㲍䙺
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
˪⣏㖶叔㙮⸜墥˫⼴≈㫦
the round sides and cover applied with
numerous layers of black and red lacquer, Ը๕
⎚吪剔ɀ䑲偗ᶱᶾ炷1978⸜必炸㓞啷
deeply carved allover with thin stems bearing
large lychee fruits surrounded by leaves
naturalistically bending and curling, the fruits
Þ nely carved with various diaper patterns, the
leaves incised with veins, the interiors and base
lacquered black, the base with a later-added
six-character Wanli mark (2)
Diameter 3 in., 7.7 cm
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