A RARE LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER `DRAGON` BOX AND COVER

Lot 3102
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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HKD 3 024 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 3102 | A RARE LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
Valeur estimée
HKD 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
A RARE LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER

JIAJING INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

The cover is carved through the layers of cinnabar-red, dark green and yellow lacquered ground depicting a sinuous five-clawed dragon below a shou character formed by wispy clouds, rising above cresting waves and amidst peony sprays, ruyi-shaped clouds, and flaming scrolls. The sides of both the box and cover are decorated with a band of phoenix and cranes in flight and a further band of four shaped cartouches enclosing dragons, interspersed with the bajixiang against a diaper ground.

15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm.) diam.





Provenance

Mrs. J. B. Herder, Netherlands
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
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30.05.2023 – 30.05.2023
Téléphone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
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