A small Chinese red cinnabar lacquer box and cover 18th century
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A small Chinese red cinnabar lacquer box and cover 18th century, formed as a lingzhi fungus, the cover with a bat and two peaches within a key fret border, all on a diamond diaper ground, some damages and losses, 9.2cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, formerly in the collection of Henry M. Knight (d.1971), Cf. Davids and Jellinek, Provenance, pp.276-280 for details about Henry Knight.
