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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER Compare a similar box and cover in the Cincin-
‘FIGURAL’ BOX AND COVER nati Art Museum, illustrated in Chinese Art in
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 1997, pl.
99; a related example in the Shanghai Museum,
of rectangular form, deftly carved to the flat included in the Museum’s exhibition In A Myriad
cover with a scene of four scholars appreciating of Forms: The Ancient Chinese Lacquers, Shang-
paintings and antiquities in a garden setting, hai, 2018, cat. no. 85; and a circular box and
with attendants, deer, rocks, clouds, and cover carved with related scene, in the National
vegetation completing the picture, the sides Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Muse-
of the box carved with blossoming magnolia um’s exhibition Carving the Subtle Radiance of
branches, all against a diaper ground, the Colors. Treasured Lacquerware in the National
interiors and base lacquered black Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, cat. no. 72.
(2)
14 cm, 5½ in.

£ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 206,000-308,000 US$ 26,200-39,300
明十六世紀 剔紅高士圖長方
蓋盒

92 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstanc-
es). Refer to the Buying at Auction and VAT sections at the back of this catalogue for further information.