A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY The cover delicately carved with an idyllic garden scene depicting two scholars in a pavilion and a further scholar and his attendant crossing a bridge, all surrounded by rockwork and beneath a large gnarled pine tree, the sloping sides each with a cartouche enclosing peony and other floral sprays, the box with the sides carved with similar cartouches and supported on a short foot with key-fret design, the interior and the base covered in black lacquer 13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) wide
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY The cover delicately carved with an idyllic garden scene depicting two scholars in a pavilion and a further scholar and his attendant crossing a bridge, all surrounded by rockwork and beneath a large gnarled pine tree, the sloping sides each with a cartouche enclosing peony and other floral sprays, the box with the sides carved with similar cartouches and supported on a short foot with key-fret design, the interior and the base covered in black lacquer 13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) wide
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