Lot 5076. From the Ise Collection. A carved cinnabar lacquer 'boys' box and cover, 17th century; 8.5 cm. Lot sold 355,600 HKD (Estimate 100,000-200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2025

of circular form, the cover depicted with a lady bathing a child in a garden and surrounded by three boys, all against a densely diapered round, the sides of the box and cover carved with keyfret bands, the interior and base lacquered black, Japanese wood box

Note: See a slightly smaller (6.5 cm) Yuan dynasty box and cover, previously thought to date to the 16th century, similarly carved with a lady bathing a child, preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, no. 2015.500.1.48a, b..

Sotheby's. Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection, Hong Kong, 9 September 2025