A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR 'CRANES' BOX AND COVER
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR 'CRANES' BOX AND COVER JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566) Of circular form, the flat surface of the cover is crisply carved through layers of cinnabar-red lacquer to the black ground beneath with seven cranes in flight amidst ruyi -form swirling clouds, the central crane emitting a plume of smoke from its beak which rises to form a stylised Shou character made up of flame scrolls which the remaining cranes surround, all above a large lingzhi blossom flanked by peony stems and bamboo branches growing from rockwork among turbulent waves, the sides of the box and cover similarly decorated with a total of twenty four further cranes in flight amidst ruyi clouds, the base and interior lacquered black, the reign mark incised and gilt to the centre of the base 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR 'CRANES' BOX AND COVER
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR 'CRANES' BOX AND COVER JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566) Of circular form, the flat surface of the cover is crisply carved through layers of cinnabar-red lacquer to the black ground beneath with seven cranes in flight amidst ruyi -form swirling clouds, the central crane emitting a plume of smoke from its beak which rises to form a stylised Shou character made up of flame scrolls which the remaining cranes surround, all above a large lingzhi blossom flanked by peony stems and bamboo branches growing from rockwork among turbulent waves, the sides of the box and cover similarly decorated with a total of twenty four further cranes in flight amidst ruyi clouds, the base and interior lacquered black, the reign mark incised and gilt to the centre of the base 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
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