A RARE CINNABAR TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A RARE CINNABAR TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 13TH-15TH CENTURY The upper surface of the cover is carved in deep relief through the thick cinnabar lacquer with bands of spectacle-shaped ruyi scrolls radiating from three central ruyi -heads, the scrolls extending to the gently curved sides of the cover, the box similarly decorated with two rows of ruyi , interiors and the base with a dark brown lacquer 9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
A RARE CINNABAR TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A RARE CINNABAR TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 13TH-15TH CENTURY The upper surface of the cover is carved in deep relief through the thick cinnabar lacquer with bands of spectacle-shaped ruyi scrolls radiating from three central ruyi -heads, the scrolls extending to the gently curved sides of the cover, the box similarly decorated with two rows of ruyi , interiors and the base with a dark brown lacquer 9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
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