A RYUKYU MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The, openwork, faceted sides of the deep box and cover with gilded metal mesh insets surrounded by intricately inlaid mother-of-pearl lotus scroll repeated around recessed panels of dragons at the rims, the top of the cover inlaid with a scene of Shoulao riding a crane amidst clouds above the Eight Daoist Immortals, red lacquer interior
10 5/8 (27 cm.) high, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
A RYUKYU MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
RYUKYU ISLANDS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The, openwork, faceted sides of the deep box and cover with gilded metal mesh insets surrounded by intricately inlaid mother-of-pearl lotus scroll repeated around recessed panels of dragons at the rims, the top of the cover inlaid with a scene of Shoulao riding a crane amidst clouds above the Eight Daoist Immortals, red lacquer interior
10 5/8 (27 cm.) high, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
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