AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY XUANDE INCISED AND GILT SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435) The oval tray is formed with an unusual undulating rim in imitation of a lotus leaf, the undulation correspondingly continuous onto the flaring sides, crisply carved to the interior with two confronted chilong , their eyes picked out in black, one with a lingzhi sprig clenched in its jaw, their sinuous muscular bodies reserved on a ground of cresting and rolling waves, the well with billowing clouds reserved on a star pattern diaper ground, the reverse with the Eight Buddhist Emblems above a lotus flower scroll also reserved on a star pattern ground, the six-character mark inscribed in a vertical line to one side of the black lacquered base 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY
AN IMPORTANT EARLY MING CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY XUANDE INCISED AND GILT SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435) The oval tray is formed with an unusual undulating rim in imitation of a lotus leaf, the undulation correspondingly continuous onto the flaring sides, crisply carved to the interior with two confronted chilong , their eyes picked out in black, one with a lingzhi sprig clenched in its jaw, their sinuous muscular bodies reserved on a ground of cresting and rolling waves, the well with billowing clouds reserved on a star pattern diaper ground, the reverse with the Eight Buddhist Emblems above a lotus flower scroll also reserved on a star pattern ground, the six-character mark inscribed in a vertical line to one side of the black lacquered base 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!
Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.
Suchauftrag anlegen
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
