A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The top is finely decorated with a domestic scene of figures outside a compound enclosed within a bamboo fence with rush gate, inside the compound two women peer out of the doorway of a pavilion. The faceted shoulder and sides of the box are decorated with foliate scroll and the upright rims are decorated with shaped panels enclosing diaper pattern. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) across, box Provenance Sir John Figgess (1909-1997) Collection, Berkshire. Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 15. Mike Healy Collection. J.J. Lally & Co., New York.
A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The top is finely decorated with a domestic scene of figures outside a compound enclosed within a bamboo fence with rush gate, inside the compound two women peer out of the doorway of a pavilion. The faceted shoulder and sides of the box are decorated with foliate scroll and the upright rims are decorated with shaped panels enclosing diaper pattern. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) across, box Provenance Sir John Figgess (1909-1997) Collection, Berkshire. Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 15. Mike Healy Collection. J.J. Lally & Co., New York.
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