琉球王國十八世紀 朱漆描金「策馬」圖梅花式蓋盒

of five-lobed form, supported on a straight foot of conforming section, finely incised and gilt in the chinkin technique on a shu-urushi ground, the raised cover with a scholar on a horse passing in front of a storeyed pavilion accompanied by attendants, the sides and raised rim decorated with barbed panels enclosing a variety of landscapes reserved on a floral diaper ground, the foot picked out with key-fret, the interior and the base lacquered in dark brown

There is some expected wear and retouching to the lacquer in areas, predominantly along the edges of the cover and on the rims, there is some rubbing to the gilding and expected tarnishing overall to the gilding and red lacquer ground in commensuration with age, but overall the box remains are in very good condition.
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