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A RARE BLACK LACQUER 元十四世紀
BOX AND COVER 剔黑荷塘水禽紋葵式蓋盒

YUAN DYNASTY, 14TH 來源：
CENTURY 紐約佳士得2003年3月26日，編號15

the canted sides divided into eight lobes, intricately carved
through multiple layers of black lacquer against an ochre
ground, the flat top with a lobed cartouche enclosing a
swooping goose below a surging falcon amongst a lotus pond
densely populated with broad lotus leaves with furled edges,
large podding blooms, arrowheads and leafy millet, each bird
finely incised with plumage, the stepped sides of the cover and
box similarly decorated with shaped panels enclosing pairs of
floral blooms borne on leafy stems, including lotus, magnolia,
camellia, gardenia, peony, hibiscus, mallow, prunus and
narcissus, above a key-fret border around the foot, the interior
and base lacquered in black, inscribed on the Japanese wood
box with an attribution to Yang Mao
25.4 cm, 10 in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 26th March 2003, lot 15.

HK$ 3,000,000-4,000,000
US$ 384,000-515,000

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