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A carved red lacquer circular incense box and cover A tixi three-colour lacquer cup
16th century Ming dynasty
Of compressed globular shape with a recessed circular foot, carved Of curved conical shape rising from a short circular foot, the exterior
through a thick layer of red lacquer with a gnarled tree issuing flowering coated with multiple thick layers of lacquer, deeply carved through layers
prunus on a geometric ground, the base and interior lacquered black. of red, black and beige featuring large spiral cloud scrolls, the inside
7.7cm diam. (2). lacquered black.
HK$50,000 - 80,000 12.5cm diam.
US$6,500 - 10,000 HK$40,000 - 60,000
US$5,200 - 7,700
十六世紀 剔紅梅花圓蓋盒
明 剔犀雲頭紋盌
Compare other circular lacquer boxes and covers dated to the Yongle
period, in the Qing Court collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated Compare an example of a double-tiered tixi lacquer circular box and
in Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The Complete cover with similar cloudscape pattern also dated to the Ming dynasty in
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, pp.70- the Qing Court collection, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in
77, no.48-54. Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The Complete Collection
of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2006, p.104, no.76.

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