Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 may 2016
4 juillet 2019
A cinnabar lacquer 'Bird and Flower' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
Lot 47. A cinnabar lacquer 'Bird and Flower' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 7 cm, 2 3/4 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.
of circular form, the flat top carved through the layers of red lacquer with a magpie amongst flowering prunus, the base similarly carved, all against a diaper ground, the interiors lacquered black.
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