Important Chinese Art
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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November 3, 05:23 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
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.
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.