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PROPERTY FROM THE KAISENDO MUSEUM PROPERTY FROM THE KAISENDO MUSEUM Boxes of this type were possibly made in the Lacquer
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER Workshops of the Zaobanchu (Imperial Palace Workshop)
FOLIATE TRAY ‘DRAGON’ BOX AND COVER located in the Forbidden City. The same subject and style
of carving can be found on several pieces preserved in the
MING DYNASTY, 15TH – 16TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD Palace Museum, Beijing, such as a lacquer box carved with
of eight-lobed foliate form, the interior inlaid with mother-of- of compressed circular form, the domed cover meticulously dragons, illustrated in Zhongguo bowuyuan can diaoqi/Carved
pearl depicting two elegant ladies on a boat admiring a lotus carved with five ferocious scaly dragons writhing amidst Lacquer in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1985, pl. 311. Two other
pond scenery surrounded by birds and willow, encircled by a tumultuous swirling waves and flames, the box similarly carved lacquer boxes are preserved in the National Palace Museum,
dense composite floral scroll, all reserved on a black ground, with five striding dragons in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls, Taipei, and were included in the Museum’s exhibition Carving
the base lacquered black, Japanese wood box the interior and base lacquered black, the rims mounted in gilt- the Subtle Radiance of Colors, Treasured Lacquerware in the
25.4 cm, 10 in. metal, Japanese wood box National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, cat. nos 133 and 135.
36.6 cm, 14⅜ in. See also an example sold in these rooms, 8th April 2011, lot
EXHIBITED 3151.
Chinese Arts of the Ming and Ch’ing Periods, Tokyo National HK$ 400,000-600,000
Museum, Tokyo, 1963, cat. no. 246. US$ 52,000-78,000

HK$ 80,000-120,000 清乾隆 剔紅海水雲龍紋圓蓋盒
US$ 10,400-15,600

This exquisite tray is notable for its intricate inlaid design.
The tiny pieces of shell have been patiently mapped into
place to create the scene of ladies on a boat, and the vibrancy
of the scene is heightened by the iridescent sheen of the
shell. Another tray of this form and design is in the Itsuo Art
Museum, included in the exhibition Chinese Arts of the Ming
and Ch’ing Periods, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1981, cat.
no. 59. See also another example, also preserved in Japan,
sold in our London rooms, 6th November 2013, lot 366.

明十五至十六世紀
黑漆嵌螺鈿荷塘泛舟圖葵式盤

3659
PROPERTY FROM THE KAISENDO MUSEUM
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘PEONY’
CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH – 16TH CENTURY
the domed cover with a large peony blossom wreathed by
lush foliage, the shallow sides with floral buds and blooms
alternating with large leaves, the interior and base lacquered
dark brown, Japanese wood box
7 cm, 2¾ in.

HK$ 80,000-120,000
US$ 10,400-15,600

Another early Ming cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover
of larger size from the collection of the Kaisendo museum,
similarly carved with peony flowers, was sold in these rooms,
11th July 2020, lot 3632. A closely related polychrome lacquer
box from the Qing court collection, preserved in the Palace
Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of
Treasures of the Palace Museum. Lacquer Wares of the Yuan
and Ming Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 49.

明十五至十六世紀 剔紅牡丹紋印盒

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