The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)
12th–21st March 2010
7. A Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Three-Tiered Box And Stand
Mid-Ming Period, Second Half 15th Century
The box of quatrefoil section and carved on the cover with a scholar and two attendants between rockworks and below a pine tree, the sides are variously carved with peach blooms, peony, chrysanthemum and gardenia. The stand has an arched bracket frame terminating in large ruyi shaped panels, carved all over in a profusion of flowering peonies.
23.5 cm. high x 17 cm. wide
Provenance: Manno Collection, Osaka