A LARGE RARE MING CARVED BLACK LACQUER TIXI OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER WANLI (1573-1619) The deep sides and cover carved through layers of alternating black and red lacquer with registers of ruyi lappets to suggest a three-tiered box, the base with classic 'S'-scrolls, the interior of the base and cover with traces of red-lacquered inscriptions, age cracks and some restoration 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) wide
A LARGE RARE MING CARVED BLACK LACQUER TIXI OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER WANLI (1573-1619) The deep sides and cover carved through layers of alternating black and red lacquer with registers of ruyi lappets to suggest a three-tiered box, the base with classic 'S'-scrolls, the interior of the base and cover with traces of red-lacquered inscriptions, age cracks and some restoration 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) wide
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