Boite à trois compartiments en laque rouge sculptée Chine, Dynastie Ming, XVIE siècle

les trois plateaux superposés formant un cylindre, le couvercle à décor de personnages disputant une partie de weiqi sous un arbre, une grue à leurs côtés, le pourtour décoré d'entrelacs stylisés, l'intérieur et la base laqués noir, marque apocryphe Xuande à six caractères à l'or à la base ; craquelures, petits manques et accidents ; manque un compartiment

One of the compartments that should have been at the bottom is probably missing ; a few flakes to the black lacquer of the inside rim of the two lower compartments ; there is a secured area with little black repaint (approx. 2 x 8 cm) to the inside rim of the central section ; a few expected vertical age crackling around, otherwise good ; later added mark to the bottom and some surface wear beneath the footrim. The actual color is darker red, less orangey, than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue.
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