A GOOD CARVED CINNABAR 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY (...

A GOOD CARVED CINNABAR 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER MING DYNASTY (1344-1644) 剔红荔枝纹漆盒 明 finely carved on the exterior through thick layers of cinnabar lacquer with fruiting branches of lychee fruits decorated with various diaper designs and interspersed amidst leafy stems, the underside with an allover diaper pattern 7.5cm diam NOTE: For near identical box see: Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, Budapest, Accession, No. 50.2901-2

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