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A CINNABAR LACQUER THREE-TIERED BOX
AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
of quatrefoil form, the cover carved with a scholar and
his acolyte beneath a lofty pine tree next to a pavilion, a
further scholar seated by a desk in the pavilion, all against
a diapered ground and incised undulating lines figuring the
sky, the lobed tiers separated into five panels, each enclosing
a different flower all supported on a splayed foot bordered by
a key-fret band, the interior and base lacquered black
(4)
16.6 cm, 6½ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700
明十六世紀 剔紅庭園高士圖三層海棠
式蓋盒
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