Important Chinese Art

A rare qiangjin red lacquer sutra box and cover, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂朱漆戧金八吉祥紋經盒

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A rare qiangjin red lacquer sutra box and cover

Ming dynasty, Yongle period

明永樂朱漆戧金八吉祥紋經盒

of rectangular shape, the sides finely incised and gilt with a continuous scroll of lotus flowers on a vibrant red ground, each flower-head supporting one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the hinged cover with canted edges, further decorated with wisps of ruyi-shaped clouds and meandering foliate scrolls, with a gilt-metal lockplate and clasp, the interior lined with a silk textile

Width 40.1 cm, 15⅞ in.

Christopher Bruckner Asian Art Gallery, London.

Christopher Bruckner，倫敦

Céline and Christopher Bruckner, Chinese Imperial Patronage: Treasures from Temples and Palaces, vol. II, London, 2005, no. 3.

Céline 及 Christopher Bruckner，《Chinese Imperial Patronage: Treasures from Temples and Palaces》，卷二，倫敦，2005年，編號3

Compare two very similar lacquer sutra boxes and covers sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 16th November 1998, lot 14. and 3rd June 2015, lot 3010. A closely related sutra box decorated with dragons was included in the exhibition Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth Century, New York, 2005, pl. 21. The illustrated box shares a very similar band of clouds on the sides of the cover and an almost identical brass double-florette plate with the current box.

A rare qiangjin red lacquer sutra box and cover, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂 朱漆戧金八吉祥紋經盒

A rare qiangjin red lacquer sutra box and cover, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂朱漆戧金八吉祥紋經盒