A TWO-COLOR CINNABAR LACQUER SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the domed cover carved in relief with a dragon writhing amidst scrolled clouds and confronting a dragon-fish emerging from swirling waves below, the red cinnabar layers carved through to the ochre lacquer ground, the lower section similarly carved with a dragon amidst clouds pursuing a 'flaming pearl', the interior and base covered in black lacquer (2) Diameter 3 3/8 in., 8.5 cm
A TWO-COLOR CINNABAR LACQUER SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the domed cover carved in relief with a dragon writhing amidst scrolled clouds and confronting a dragon-fish emerging from swirling waves below, the red cinnabar layers carved through to the ochre lacquer ground, the lower section similarly carved with a dragon amidst clouds pursuing a 'flaming pearl', the interior and base covered in black lacquer (2) Diameter 3 3/8 in., 8.5 cm
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