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Appreciation of Qing Lacquerwork(3)

Appreciation of Qing Lacquerwork(3)
An unusual carved black and red lacquer circular box and cover

A Pair of Octafoil-Shaped Red Dishes

A Pair of Octafoil-Shaped Red Dishes
With pedestal feet, the octafoil-shaped dishes are made of wood, red lacquered, with interlocking...

A Small Carved Red Lacuqer Brush Pot

A Small Carved Red Lacuqer Brush Pot
It is carved in relief with a continuous scene of two scholars seated in a boat under an awning...

Diameter: 7cm

Small, circular box, skillfully executed, wooden skeleton, lacquered on the inside in black, on the outside in crimson, ruyi clouds fluidly carved in full and symmetrical form.
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