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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
OVOID ‘LYCHEE’ BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
the box with deep rounded sides rising from
a short straight foot, finely carved around the
exterior in medium relief with a band of fruiting
lychee branches reserved on a floret-diaper
ground, all between narrow lappet and keyfret
bands at the foot and rim, the domed cover
similarly decorated, the interior and base
lacquered black, Japanese wood box
(3)
12 cm, 4¾ in.
£ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 206,000-308,000 US$ 26,200-39,300
明十六世紀 剔紅荔枝紋圓蓋盒
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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
‘MAGPIE’ BOWL
MING DYNASTY
the rounded sides rising from a short foot to
a flared rim, carved to the exterior with two
magpies perched on boughs of flowering
prunus, all between keyfret bands to the rim
and foot, the interior and base lined with
silvered metal 66
11.2 cm, 4⅜ in.
£ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 51,500-72,000 US$ 6,600-9,200
明 剔紅喜鵲登梅圖盌
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