Lot 254 A Japanese Ming-style carved and lacquered box and cover

A Japanese Ming-style carved and lacquered box and cover

Meiji period

GBP 550

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

49cm long x 29cm wide x 10.5cm high.

Some areas of surface wear with flaking to lacquer revealing the wood structure/carving underneath, and scattered nibbles to edges. The short sides of the cover may have been broken off and restuck, or at the very least have dep cracks along the seams. A further long age crack along the length of the cover, visible from the interior. Some incipient age splits also visible along the seams around the base. A number of deep scratches and flakes to lacquer underneath the base.

A Japanese Ming-style carved and lacquered box and cover
Meiji period
The cover carved with pairs of magpies and long-tailed birds alighting over peonies and prunus, the sides and box with a profusion of flowers, the carving lacquered red, yellow, green and black, the interior and base lacquered black, 49cm long x 29cm wide x 10.5cm high.
以下内容由AI翻译：
【名称】
明治时期日本明代风格雕漆盒及盖
【年代】
明治时期
【描述】
日本明代风格雕漆盒及盖
明治时期
盖子雕刻成对的喜鹊和长尾鸟栖息于牡丹和梅花之上，侧面和盒子上雕刻繁花，漆红色、黄色、绿色和黑色，内部和底部漆黑色，49cm长 x 29cm宽 x 10.5cm高。
【品相】
表面有磨损，漆面剥落露出木结构/雕刻，边缘有零星缺损。盖子的短边可能曾断裂后重新粘合，或至少沿接缝处有深裂纹。盖子长度方向有一条长裂纹，从内部可见。底座接缝处也有几处初现的裂纹。底部有多处深划痕和漆面剥落。