A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY

of cylindrical form, the cover carved with a foreigner in a flowing robe with overlong sleeves and a pointed feathered hat, dancing next to a lion among stylised rocks and shrubs beneath clouds, carved in high relief against a star-filled diaper ground, the decoration continuing around the sides of the cover, the box carved with butterflies and shells scattered among cash and other emblems on a matching diaper ground, the interior lacquered black

From the Collection of Mrs Virginia K. Chow.

One Man's Taste, Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion, at the Galleries of the Baur Collection, Geneva, 1988-9, Catalogue no. L 21.