Lot 5
TIXI CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
16TH CENTURY
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
十六世紀 朱面剔犀如意雲紋圓蓋盒
the cover deeply carved through alternating layers of black, red and yellow lacquer with ruyi scrolls, the interior and recessed base lacquered in black
Dimensions
8.7cm diameter; 123g
Provenance
From the collection of Commander Malcolm Stuart Leslie Burnett (1904-1984), Aberdeen. Stationed in Asia circa 1920s-1940s when serving in the Royal Navy working for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Thence by direct descent.
Footnote
A comparable tixi cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century, sold at Christie's London, 10 May 2011, lot 62. Also see a similar example, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century, with more distinctive yellow lacquer, previously in the Kaisendo Musuem, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 513.