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A Carved Tixi Black Square Dish

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Black-Lacquer Twin Plates with a Gold-Painted Landscape Design

Black-Lacquer Twin Plates with a Gold-Painted Landscape Design
The plate is shaped like two overlapping diamonds and coated with black lacquer as the...

A Carved Lacquer Rectangular Box and Cover

A Carved Lacquer Rectangular Box and Cover
The top is finely carved with two birds, one perched on a branch of flowering and fruiting...

A Four Tiered Square Lacquer Box and Cover

A Four Tiered Square Lacquer Box and Cover
The cover is carved with a scene of two scholars playing weiqi in an open pavilion beside a lotus...

Diameter: 23.2cm

Square trays with double-rounded corners, ten alternating layers of evenly applied black and crimson lacquer, center carved with floral motif, encircled by layers of carved ruyi cloud patterns. Form is balanced, carving concise, color brilliant.

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