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宋剔紅鳳穿牡丹紋盤

A finely carved cinnabar lacquer dish from the Song Dynasty featuring phoenix and peony motifs. The intricate carving through the red lacquer on both the exterior and underside demonstrates masterful lacquerwork technique.

Medium: finely carved through the cinnabar lacquer with a pair of phoenix striding through a continuous leafy scroll of peony, all within a hexafoil bloom, the underside similarly decorated with a peony scroll, the base lacquered black, Japanese wood box
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Monochrome III

April 22, 2021

Estimate: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000

Lot 38