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׼ ࡜ A SUPERBLY CARVED LARGE CINNABAR LACQUER 'PEONY'
͑ ߎ ɽ BOX AND COVER,
ᆀ ᚂ ׼ MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGLE

، ͑ of circular form, superbly carved on the top and around the sides through thick layers of red lacquer to reveal the ochre-yellow ground,
ӫ ᆀ the flat top carved with five large peony blooms and four smaller ones shown in various stages of maturity and wreathed by dense
ʗ ϋ foliage, the blooms purposefully laid out across the space and detailed with fine and crisply incised veins, the sides of the cover and
box bordered by composite floral bands consisting of peonies and chrysanthemums, the interior and base lacquered black, incised with
७ Ⴁ a vertical six-character reign mark on the left side of the base, Japanese wood box
d. 31.5 cm, overall h. 9 cm
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෥ ಛ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
Christie's Hong Kong, 30th April 2001, lot 637 and back cover. ࠰ಥԳɻ੻2001ϋ4˜30˚dᇜ໮637ʿ܆ֵ
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ଷ HK$ 8,000,000-12,000,000
US$ 1,020,000-1,530,000

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