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Auction archive: Lot number 3008

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER

Estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$800,000
ca. US$76,646 - US$102,195
Price realised:
HK$2,000,000
ca. US$255,488
Auction archive: Lot number 3008

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER

Estimate
HK$600,000 - HK$800,000
ca. US$76,646 - US$102,195
Price realised:
HK$2,000,000
ca. US$255,488
Beschreibung:

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD The top of the cover is intricately carved through layers of lacquer to depict a five-clawed dragon supporting a roundel containing the characters tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven), surrounded by floral bands to the sides. The exterior of the box is similarly decorated with floral sprays, with an incised and gilt inscription to one side of the base reading da Ming Wanli yiwei nian zhi (made in the cyclical year of yiwei under the Wanli reign of the Great Ming). 11 1/2 in. (29 cm.) wide

Auction archive: Lot number 3008
Auction:
Datum:
27 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
Beschreibung:

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' SQUARE BOX AND COVER WANLI INCISED AND GILT YIWEI CYCLICAL DATE, CORRESPONDING TO 1595 AND OF THE PERIOD The top of the cover is intricately carved through layers of lacquer to depict a five-clawed dragon supporting a roundel containing the characters tian xia tai ping (peace under heaven), surrounded by floral bands to the sides. The exterior of the box is similarly decorated with floral sprays, with an incised and gilt inscription to one side of the base reading da Ming Wanli yiwei nian zhi (made in the cyclical year of yiwei under the Wanli reign of the Great Ming). 11 1/2 in. (29 cm.) wide

Auction archive: Lot number 3008
Auction:
Datum:
27 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
Hong Kong
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