A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER TIERED BOX AND COVER MING DYANSTY, 16TH CENTURY | 明十六世紀 剔紅庭院高士圖四層六方蓋盒

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER TIERED BOX AND COVER

MING DYANSTY, 16TH CENTURY

明十六世紀 剔紅庭院高士圖四層六方蓋盒

of hexagonal form, the cover carved with a scholar and his attendant travelling towards a pavilion amidst lush vegetation and jagged rocks, all reserved against a diaper ground and undulating lines, the sides carved with alternating scenes of scholars and various floral blooms, the interiors and base lacquered black

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Height 13.2 cm, 5 1/5 in.