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A RARE ‘QIANGJIN’ AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL 十七世紀 朱漆戧金嵌螺鈿盞托
INLAID, CINNABAR LACQUER BOWL STAND
17TH CENTURY
the low, gently tapering stand collared by a broad circular
tray upturning at the rim, all raised on a hollow splayed foot,
the top of the tray incised and gilt with a foliate scroll bearing
similarly decorated flowers alternating with mother-of-pearl
inlaid blooms, between a band of scrolls and cash diaper,
the underside similarly decorated with incised and gilt floral
scrolls beneath a cash diaper border at the rim, all reserved
against a rich cinnabar-red lacquer ground, save for the
footring dressed in black
12.9 cm, 5⅛ in.
HK$ 120,000-150,000
US$ 15,300-19,200