AN EXCEPTIONALLY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
AN EXCEPTIONALLY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The cover deeply carved through the layers of cinnabar lacquer with a pair of sinuous four-clawed dragons confronting a 'flaming pearl' amongst stylised ruyi -shaped cloud scrolls, against a ground of freely carved humped waves, all framed within a border of crashing waves, the vertical sides carved with a band of lingzhi , the interiors and the base applied with a dark brown lacquer 10 in. (25.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
AN EXCEPTIONALLY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
AN EXCEPTIONALLY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The cover deeply carved through the layers of cinnabar lacquer with a pair of sinuous four-clawed dragons confronting a 'flaming pearl' amongst stylised ruyi -shaped cloud scrolls, against a ground of freely carved humped waves, all framed within a border of crashing waves, the vertical sides carved with a band of lingzhi , the interiors and the base applied with a dark brown lacquer 10 in. (25.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
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