Red Lacquer Perfume Box Carved with Day Lily Design
Water Chestnut Shaped Plate
An Introduction to Chinese Lacquer Ware
Red lacquer perfume box carved with a picture of an old man fishing |
Ming Dynasty By the depth of the incisions, this opulently carved lacquer box must have had thirty to forty coatings. The lid and the underside, sumptuously coated with red lacquer, are carved with a spray of day lily against a buff ground. The inside is lacquered in dark brown. |
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