Lot 69
  • 69

A Small Cinnabar Lacquer 'Lychee' Box and Cover Ming Dynasty, 17th Century

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 HKD
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Description

  • lacquer
of compressed globular form, the domed cover finely carved through layers of rich cinnabar lacquer with five lychees coated in long curling leaves, their skin textured with fine incisions, the box similarly decorated with further lychees wreathed in leaves, the interior lacquered in black