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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 631
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
明十六世紀 剔紅荔枝紋蓋盒
the box with steep, rounded sides rising from a short stepped foot, the high, domed cover also with steep walls rising to a flat
medallion top, the cinnabar-lacquered exteriors each carved in varying layers with lychee fruits in multiple patterned skins borne
on leafing branches over a diaper ground, between keyfret and stylized lappet bands, the interiors and base covered in black
lacquer (2)
Height 4¾ in., 12 cm
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