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2018 Spring Auctions
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

369
A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BASKET-FORM INCENSE HOLDER AND COVER(Ming Dynasty (1368-1644))

14.5 cm. (5 3/4 in.) high

Carefully worked and highly intricate, it is rare to find hanging basketweave-style incense holder and covers. See two rare and similar examples dated to the Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century in the collection of the Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, illustrated in Karamono. Imported Lacquerwork. Chinese, Korean, and Ryukyuan, Nagoya, 1997, pp.66 and 136, nos.121 and 122.

Provenance:
A Japanese Private Collection
Acquired by the current owner in the early 2000s

Price estimate:
HKD: 220, 000 - 280, 000
USD: 28, 200 - 35, 900

Auction Result:
HKD: --

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