THOUGHTS ACROSS THE WATERS: ASIAN ART FROM THE DAVID DRABKIN COLLECTION A CARVED THREE-TIERED RED TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
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ID 807379
Lot 871 | THOUGHTS ACROSS THE WATERS: ASIAN ART FROM THE DAVID DRABKIN COLLECTION
A CARVED THREE-TIERED RED TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
A CARVED THREE-TIERED RED TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The circular box has three compartments and is deeply carved on the exterior through layers of red and black lacquer with alternating bands of ruyi scrolls, those on the cover encircling a central flowerhead. The base and interior are lacquered black and the interior of the lid is lightly inscribed with the signature Yang Cheng zao (made by Yang Cheng).
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high
Provenance
David Drabkin Collection.
Exhibited
On loan: New York, Brooklyn Museum, Chinese Gallery, 1996-2008.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
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