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A BLACK LACQUER ‘TIXI’ SQUARE TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
resting on a short foot, nely carved through layers of black
and red lacquer, the interior centred on a four-lobed ruyi cloud,
surrounded by three concentric bands of ruyi-shaped cloud
scrolls, the sides with a repeated foliage pattern
20 cm, 7⅞ in.
£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 77,500-116,000 US$ 10,000-14,900
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A BLACK ‘TIXI’ LACQUER BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
the rounded sides rising from a raised foot to an everted rim,
the exterior deeply carved through layers of black and red
lacquer with ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls, the interior and base
along with the rims lined with a metal alloy tting
15.7 cm, 6 in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300
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