A RARE CINNABAR LACQUER 'FLORAL' BOX AND COVER INCISED MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGLE | 明永樂 剔紅花卉紋圓蓋盒 《大明永樂年製》針刻款
Auction Closed
October 9, 06:06 AM GMT
Estimate
240,000 - 300,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A RARE CINNABAR LACQUER 'FLORAL' BOX AND COVER
INCISED MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGLE
明永樂
剔紅花卉紋圓蓋盒
《大明永樂年製》針刻款
the cover carved with various flowers borne on leafy stems, the base similarly decorated, the interiors and recessed base lacquered brown, the latter with a six-character reign mark, Japanese wood box
9.7 cm, 3 ¾ in.
A slightly smaller box, originally inscribed with a Yongle mark which is now effaced, from the Baoyizhai collection, was sold in these rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3211; and another Yongle mark and period example from the Lee family collection, carved with peonies, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3rd December 2008, lot 2116.