A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The cover skilfully and intricately carved in varying layers of relief through the rich red lacquer, with the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape scene amid pine trees and jagged rocky ledges awaiting the arrival of Xi Wangmu descending from above on a phoenix, the underside carved with a similar landscape scene depicting scholars dining at a table, all reserved on three types of diaper-ground defining the ground and sky, the sides carved with lively scenes depicting scholars and their attendants, the interior lacquered black over a lead core body 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER
A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The cover skilfully and intricately carved in varying layers of relief through the rich red lacquer, with the Eight Daoist Immortals in a landscape scene amid pine trees and jagged rocky ledges awaiting the arrival of Xi Wangmu descending from above on a phoenix, the underside carved with a similar landscape scene depicting scholars dining at a table, all reserved on three types of diaper-ground defining the ground and sky, the sides carved with lively scenes depicting scholars and their attendants, the interior lacquered black over a lead core body 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
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