Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 101
A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover 14th/15th century
Estimate £8,000 - £10,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A Chinese red cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover 14th/15th century, the domed cover carved in relief with stylized petals encircling a central hexagonal seed pod, 7.5cm. (2)
Provence: formerly in a New England collection.
Cf. Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors, Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, p.58, no.035, where a slightly larger box is illustrated, dated to the 15th century. And also The Linden Museum, Germany, where two examples from the Fritz Low-Beer collection (1906-1976) are held, one dated to the Yongle period, the other to the Xuande period.