A SMALL CARVED RED LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
A SMALL CARVED RED LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The flat top is decorated with a scene of three boys playing in a garden, one lighting a firecracker, one covering his ears with both hands, and the other covering his face with his sleeve, all reserved on a diaper-pattern ground. The straight sides are decorated with bands of key fret.
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam., Japanese lacquer and wood boxes, two cloth pouches
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A SMALL CARVED RED LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The flat top is decorated with a scene of three boys playing in a garden, one lighting a firecracker, one covering his ears with both hands, and the other covering his face with his sleeve, all reserved on a diaper-pattern ground. The straight sides are decorated with bands of key fret.
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diam., Japanese lacquer and wood boxes, two cloth pouches
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
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