A CINNABAR LACQUER THREE-TIERED BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
A CINNABAR LACQUER THREE-TIERED BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
of quatrefoil form, the cover carved with a scholar and his acolyte beneath a lofty pine tree next to a pavilion, a further scholar seated by a desk in the pavilion, all against a diapered ground and incised undulating lines figuring the sky, the lobed tiers separated into five panels, each enclosing a different flower all supported on a splayed foot bordered by a key-fret band, the interior and base lacquered black
Quantity: 4
16.6 cm, 6 1/2 in.
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A CINNABAR LACQUER THREE-TIERED BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
of quatrefoil form, the cover carved with a scholar and his acolyte beneath a lofty pine tree next to a pavilion, a further scholar seated by a desk in the pavilion, all against a diapered ground and incised undulating lines figuring the sky, the lobed tiers separated into five panels, each enclosing a different flower all supported on a splayed foot bordered by a key-fret band, the interior and base lacquered black
Quantity: 4
16.6 cm, 6 1/2 in.
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