A small carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century | 明十六世紀 剔紅嬰戲圖印盒

Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A small carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover

Ming dynasty, 16th century

明十六世紀 剔紅嬰戲圖印盒 

of circular form, the domed cover carved in varying levels of relief with three children at play framed by jagged rockwork and gnarled pine trees, the box similarly decorated, the interiors lacquered brown

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Diameter 6.8 cm, 2⅝ in.