A FINE AND VERY RARE INCISED AND GILT-LACQUERED LEATHER TRAVELLING PANNIER liao dynasty Incised through a black lacquer layer and gold-filled on four sides with pairs of phoenix, exotic birds and fantastic animals amidst leafy floral sprays and within a scrolling foliage border, the sides stitched and with brass corners and side mounts, four leather straps attached to the front and rear, two straps missing, age crackling and warping with minor lacquer losses 16½ x 20½ in. (41.9 x 52.1 cm.)
A FINE AND VERY RARE INCISED AND GILT-LACQUERED LEATHER TRAVELLING PANNIER liao dynasty Incised through a black lacquer layer and gold-filled on four sides with pairs of phoenix, exotic birds and fantastic animals amidst leafy floral sprays and within a scrolling foliage border, the sides stitched and with brass corners and side mounts, four leather straps attached to the front and rear, two straps missing, age crackling and warping with minor lacquer losses 16½ x 20½ in. (41.9 x 52.1 cm.)
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