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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1143 A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID
BLACK LACQUER STEM CUP
KOREA, 18TH CENTURY

Decorated overall in black lacquer inlaid in
mother-of-pearl with insects amidst prunus, pine
and bamboo
5æ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE
Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, 1992.
The Irving Collection, no. 3817.
朝鮮 十八世紀 黑漆高足盃

1144 A RYUKYU MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID
BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX
AND COVER
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The openwork, faceted sides of the deep box and
cover with gilded metal mesh insets surrounded
by intricately inlaid mother-of-pearl lotus scroll
repeated around recessed panels of dragons at
the rims, the top of the cover inlaid with a scene
of Shoulao riding a crane amidst clouds above the
Eight Daoist Immortals, red lacquer interior
10¬ (27 cm.) high, 10Ω in. (26.5 cm.) wide,
Japanese wood box
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
T. Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Kyoto, 1993.
The Irving Collection, no. 3839.
日本 江户時代 十八至十九世紀
琉球黑漆八角蓋盒

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