Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 87
A RARE CHINESE TIXI LACQUER TREFOIL DISH DATED 1574 The shallow body deeply carved to the front...
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000 | Hammer £15000
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Description
A RARE CHINESE TIXI LACQUER TREFOIL DISH
DATED 1574
The shallow body deeply carved to the front with scrollwork, with the same design to the exterior, the patterns finely outlined in red, the base incised jiaxu Liu Rui zao meaning 'made by Liu Rui in the jiaxu year' corresponding to 1574, with four old paper labels to the base, 17.6cm.
Provenance: purchased in Japan between 1922 and 1923 by the Swedish Rear Admiral Sten Ankarcrona (1861-1936) and thence by descent.