Unknown
元 剔紅穿花雙鳥紋盤
A Yuan Dynasty circular lacquer dish featuring intricate carved red lacquer work depicting two birds in flight among chrysanthemum blooms. The piece exhibits masterful carved-through technique with ochre-colored ground visible beneath the red layers.
- Medium
- of circular form, the interior carved through layers of red lacquer to the ochre ground with a pair of birds soaring with outstretched wings amidst chrysanthemum blooms wreathed in profuse foliage, the underside carved with a floral scroll, the base lacquered black, wood stand and Japanese wood box
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1 | Evening
October 8, 2022
Estimate: $1,500,000 – $2,500,000
Lot 21
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