Lot 187. A rare carved tixi lacquer spitoon, zhadou, 15th-16th century; 13.3cm (5 2/8in) diam. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€8,500 - 11,000). Sold for £ 20,000 (€ 22,840). Photo Bonhams.

The compressed globular body deeply carved with eight ruyi shaped pommels, rising to a wide flared mouth carved with eight further pommels, the layers of red lacquer appearing in two thin lines sandwiched between the layers of lustrous brownish-black guri, the interior and the base lined with silver. 

Published and Illustrated: R.Krahl and B.Morgan, From Innovation to Conformity: Chinese Lacquer from the 13th to 16th Centuries, Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 1989, Catalogue no.22.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET