AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER FOLIATE-FORM TRAY
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER FOLIATE-FORM TRAY XUANDE PERIOD (1403-1425) Of oval section with undulating sides, the rims gently upturned forming a lotus leaf, the interior exquisitely carved with a pair of playful confronted chilong , their sinuous bodies twisting out of turbulent waves, within a single raised oval border, the cavetto with finely incised lines to imitate the veining of a lotus leaf, repeated on the conforming exterior in low relief, supported on a short oval foot, the base with black lacquer 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.), box
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER FOLIATE-FORM TRAY
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER FOLIATE-FORM TRAY XUANDE PERIOD (1403-1425) Of oval section with undulating sides, the rims gently upturned forming a lotus leaf, the interior exquisitely carved with a pair of playful confronted chilong , their sinuous bodies twisting out of turbulent waves, within a single raised oval border, the cavetto with finely incised lines to imitate the veining of a lotus leaf, repeated on the conforming exterior in low relief, supported on a short oval foot, the base with black lacquer 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.), box
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