Lot 50. A cinnabar lacquer stationary box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 42 by 30.5 by 10.3 cm, 16 1/2  in. by 12 by 4 1/4  in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

of large rectangular form, the flat upper surface with two wasps among flowering chrysanthemum blooms issuing from a large garden rock on a riverbank, two cranes perched on the opposite side with two butterflies in flight above, all against a diapered ground, the sides deftly carved through the layers with flowering peony, the interior and base lacquered black.

Provenance: Kaisendo Museum, Yamagata (according to label).