Lot 142. A small carved cinnabar lacquer seal paste box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Diameter 6.4 cm, 2½ in. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the domed cover finely carved through thick layers of cinnabar lacquer with Milefo seated and waving a fan out of reach of three boys, all against a wave and diaper ground, the box decorated around the exterior with lotus sprays, the interiors and base lacquered black.

Exhibited: One Man's Taste. Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion, Fondation Baur, Geneva, 1988, cat. no. L16.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 06 Nov 2019