A Rare Set of 'Qiangjin' Lacquer Sutra Covers Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period of rectangular section, each with a recessed horizontal panel set within a raised framed, finely incised and gilt in the qiangjin technique with a central canopied vase issuing a flaming cintamani emblem and leafy scrolls, each wreathing one of the bajixiang, one cover with the Wheel of Law (fa lun), the Parasol (gai), the Twin Fish (yu) and the Vase (guan), the other with Standard of Victory (san), the Conch (luo), the Lotus (hehua) and the Endless Knot (panchang), all framed by florets and petal panels on the sides below and ‘classic' scrolls around the edges, the sides further decorated with lotus and lion masks, the reverse inscribed in Tibetan and Chinese with the title of sixteen sutras from the 5th volume of the Maharatnakuta Sutra 72.6 by 26.2 cm., 28 5/8 by 10 3/8 in.
A Rare Set of 'Qiangjin' Lacquer Sutra Covers Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period of rectangular section, each with a recessed horizontal panel set within a raised framed, finely incised and gilt in the qiangjin technique with a central canopied vase issuing a flaming cintamani emblem and leafy scrolls, each wreathing one of the bajixiang, one cover with the Wheel of Law (fa lun), the Parasol (gai), the Twin Fish (yu) and the Vase (guan), the other with Standard of Victory (san), the Conch (luo), the Lotus (hehua) and the Endless Knot (panchang), all framed by florets and petal panels on the sides below and ‘classic' scrolls around the edges, the sides further decorated with lotus and lion masks, the reverse inscribed in Tibetan and Chinese with the title of sixteen sutras from the 5th volume of the Maharatnakuta Sutra 72.6 by 26.2 cm., 28 5/8 by 10 3/8 in.
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