AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND RED PAINTED LACQUERED WOOD...
The Property of a Lady and Gentleman Lots 55-264
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND RED PAINTED LACQUERED WOOD COSMETIC BOX AND COVER, LIAN
Han Dynasty
Of cylindrical form with a domed cover painted in red lacquer on a black ground with scrolling patterns, set with tripod bronze feet, the sides with ring handles and a ring finial to the cover.
16.5cm (6 1/2in) high (3).
漢 鑲銅漆木加彩奩
For a zun vessel with related patterns in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, see In a Myriad of Forms: the Ancient Chinese Lacquers, Shanghai, 2018, cat. no. 10.
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The Property of a Lady and Gentleman Lots 55-264
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND RED PAINTED LACQUERED WOOD COSMETIC BOX AND COVER, LIAN
Han Dynasty
Of cylindrical form with a domed cover painted in red lacquer on a black ground with scrolling patterns, set with tripod bronze feet, the sides with ring handles and a ring finial to the cover.
16.5cm (6 1/2in) high (3).
漢 鑲銅漆木加彩奩
For a zun vessel with related patterns in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, see In a Myriad of Forms: the Ancient Chinese Lacquers, Shanghai, 2018, cat. no. 10.
