A black inlaid (luotian) and gold-painted (miaojin) oval lacquer box and cover, the cover with mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration depicting a flowering prunus branch with details highlighted in red lacquer and gilt, the sides embellished with classic 'fragrant grass' scroll (xiangcao), with original box (defects and losses)
China, Song/Ming dynasty, 12th/15th century
Provenance
Eskenazi and Collezione J.P. Dubosc, Kamuka e Parigi
(9x6x3.5 cm.)