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TWO CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOXES A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
AND COVERS HEXALOBED BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
One is carved on the circular cover with lychee fruits hanging The cover of elongated hexalobed form is carved with a cartouche
of conforming shape in the centre depicting an aged scholar
from leafy branches against a floral diaper ground, the pattern accompanied by his attendant in a fenced garden looking over a
lotus pond. The sides of the cover and box are carved with ogival
extending to the rounded sides. The other of square shape is cartouches enclosing florette-diaper divided by the Bajixiang,
‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’. The interior and base are lacquered
carved with a butterfly hovering above a floral bloom, the sides of black.
6¿ in. (15.7 cm.) long
the box and cover crisply carved with keyfret pattern.
Largest: 2º in. (6 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box (2)
HK$70,000-90,000 US$9,100-12,000
明 剔紅仙耋香盒及剔紅荔枝紋香盒 HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-16,000
清十八世紀 剔紅賞蓮圖瓣式蓋盒
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