A RARE CARVED RED LACQUER FOUR-TIERED BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY The top of the cover is carved with a scene of two scholars playing weiqi in an open pavilion beside a lotus pond where two ducks swim near a young attendant holding a lotus flower as he approaches the pavilion on a narrow walkway, all above panels of various flowers including chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and rose on the sides. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, Japanese wood box Provenance Private collection, Japan. Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 346.
A RARE CARVED RED LACQUER FOUR-TIERED BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY The top of the cover is carved with a scene of two scholars playing weiqi in an open pavilion beside a lotus pond where two ducks swim near a young attendant holding a lotus flower as he approaches the pavilion on a narrow walkway, all above panels of various flowers including chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and rose on the sides. 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, Japanese wood box Provenance Private collection, Japan. Christie's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 346.
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