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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED 明嘉靖

CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LAOZI’ 剔紅老子出關圖倭角方盤
TRAY 《大明嘉靖年製》直款

MARK AND PERIOD OF 來源：
JIAJING 紐約蘇富比2007年9月18日，編號19

superbly modelled with shallow rounded sides divided into
four lobes with gently canted incurved corners, all supported
on a short foot of corresponding form, the interior of the
dish centred with a lobed cartouche enclosing Laozi seated
astride an ox with an attendant following closely, the tranquil
setting further decorated with a pavilion in the background
and set with jagged rockwork as well as wutong and willow
trees, all against a diapered ground, surrounded by a frieze
of the flowers of the four seasons encircling the cavetto and
repeated on the exterior, the base lacquered dark brown and
engraved and gilt with a six-character vertical reign mark
18.5 cm, 7¼ in.

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 18th September 2007, lot 19.

HK$ 1,500,000-2,500,000
US$ 192,000-319,000

Mark

164 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比