A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FOUR-TIERED BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY, 16TH – 17TH CENTURY | 明十六至十七世紀 剔紅人物故事圖四撞方盒

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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FOUR-TIERED BOX AND COVER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH – 17TH CENTURY 

明十六至十七世紀 剔紅人物故事圖四撞方盒

of square section with chamfered corners, the cover carved with a scholar on a boat in a lakeside landscape with pine trees and a pavilion, the sides carved with varying floral blooms borne on leafy branches, all resting atop a splayed floral frieze, the interior and base lacquered black, Japanese wood box

17 cm, 6 ⅝ in.