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140 A CINNABAR LACQUER
64 SOTHEBY’S QUATRELOBED DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

with shallow rounded sides supported on a short straight foot,
deeply carved through the red and black lacquer layers to the
interior with ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls, the exterior similarly
carved, the base lacquered dark brown, Japanese wood box
(2)
21.5 cm, 8½ in.

಴£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

140

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
SQUARE TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

with canted incurved corners and shallow rounded sides,
supported on a straight foot of corresponding shape, the
interior elaborately carved with a scene depicting a group of
scholars on horseback riding to a pavilion with their assistants,
the landscape laden with verdant vegetation and rocky cli s,
the exterior with four sinuous writhing dragons above a petal
lappet band, the base lacquered black
17.4 cm, 6⅞ in.

಴£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000