A FINELY CARVED SMALL RED LACQUER BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY The box and cover are both exquisitely carved in high relief, on one side with three boys in a garden setting, one riding a hobby horse, one holding a lotus leaf canopy aloft, and the other beating a gong to lead the way, the other side is carved with two boys, one holds a bird cage while the other playfully holds a bow and aims at a bird in flight above. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box Provenance Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1938.
A FINELY CARVED SMALL RED LACQUER BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY The box and cover are both exquisitely carved in high relief, on one side with three boys in a garden setting, one riding a hobby horse, one holding a lotus leaf canopy aloft, and the other beating a gong to lead the way, the other side is carved with two boys, one holds a bird cage while the other playfully holds a bow and aims at a bird in flight above. 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box Provenance Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1938.
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