A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398)
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398) The upper surface is exquisitely carved through the cinnabar to the yellow ground with a central lotus bloom growing a lotus pod at its centre, surrounded by floral blooms to include camillia, rose, tree peony and chrysanthemum. The vertical sides are similarly carved with a floral border of rose, lotus, pomegranate, chrysanthemum, camellia, gardenia, tree peony, all borne on an undulating vine, repeated around the sides of the box. The interiors and the base are applied with dark brown lacquer, and the right side of the base is incised with a six-character Yongle reign mark written in a vertical line. 7 1/8 in. (19.2 cm.) diam.
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398)
A VERY RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER HONGWU PERIOD (1368-1398) The upper surface is exquisitely carved through the cinnabar to the yellow ground with a central lotus bloom growing a lotus pod at its centre, surrounded by floral blooms to include camillia, rose, tree peony and chrysanthemum. The vertical sides are similarly carved with a floral border of rose, lotus, pomegranate, chrysanthemum, camellia, gardenia, tree peony, all borne on an undulating vine, repeated around the sides of the box. The interiors and the base are applied with dark brown lacquer, and the right side of the base is incised with a six-character Yongle reign mark written in a vertical line. 7 1/8 in. (19.2 cm.) diam.
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