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A Chinese carved red lacquer incense box and cover
A Chinese carved red lacquer incense box and cover, decorated with lychees amidst foliage, on a diaper moulded ground. Cracks and chips. Late 16th/early 17th century, 7.5cm. (2) Cf. East Asian Lacquer, The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, no. 40, for a similar box.