AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424)
AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424) Exquisitely carved in deep relief to the domed upper surface of the cover with two scholars standing on a balustraded terrace beneath the gnarled branches of a pine tree admiring a waterfall set within the gardens beyond the fence, with three attendants standing nearby on the terrace and inside the pavilion, all set within lakeside gardens with leafy bushes emerging from ornamental rockwork, the side of the box encircled by a composite floral scroll above the black lacquered base inscribed with a Yongle six-character mark, the box core of metal 3 1/2 in. (9.1 cm.) diam., box
AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424)
AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424) Exquisitely carved in deep relief to the domed upper surface of the cover with two scholars standing on a balustraded terrace beneath the gnarled branches of a pine tree admiring a waterfall set within the gardens beyond the fence, with three attendants standing nearby on the terrace and inside the pavilion, all set within lakeside gardens with leafy bushes emerging from ornamental rockwork, the side of the box encircled by a composite floral scroll above the black lacquered base inscribed with a Yongle six-character mark, the box core of metal 3 1/2 in. (9.1 cm.) diam., box
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