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162 A carved CINNABAR
LACQUER METAL-BODIED
‘PEONY’ CUP

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The cup is finely carved to the exterior
through the red layers with a band of two
long-tailed birds amidst peony flowers, all
between a band of keyfret and leaf lappets.
The interior is lined with gilt-metal.
2æ in. (7 cm.) diam., box

HK$40,000-60,000
US$5,200-7,800

清初
金屬胎剔紅牡丹綬帶鳥紋小盃

Various Properties

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A carved CINNABAR
LACQUER HEXAGONAL
INCENSE BOX AND COVER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

The top of the cover is carved with a
scholar standing beneath a pine tree
greeting another scholar seated inside a
pavilion, against two depths of diaper
grounds representing ground and air,
above two bands of cartouches enclosing
floral sprays, the sides of the box are
similarly carved.
3¿ in. (8 cm.) long, Japanese wood box

HK$60,000-120,000
US$7,800-16,000

明十六世紀
剔紅人物圖六方香盒