ID 905667
Lot 928 | A GILT-DECORATED RED AND BLACK LACQUER OCTAFOIL BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
YUAN DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY
The lobed box is gilt-decorated on the exterior with leafy scroll on a lacquered crimson ground. The cover of conforming shape is similarly decorated, with a large stylized lotus blossom in the center and an s-scroll border. The interior of both and the underside of the box is covered with black lacquer.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4155.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
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