AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND FINELY CARVED IMPERIAL CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BUDDHIST ASSEMBLY’ SCRIPTURE BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The sliding cover is superbly carved through thick layers of cinnabar lacquer to an ochre ground with an elaborate scene depicting Buddha Shakyamuni preaching in an assembly to his disciples including bodhisattvas, luohans, andheavenly guardians. The narrow sides are each carved with five-clawed dragons amidst dense scrolling clouds. The box is raised on a double-lotus base. 14 ½ in. (36.9 cm.) long
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND FINELY CARVED IMPERIAL CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BUDDHIST ASSEMBLY’ SCRIPTURE BOX AND COVER QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The sliding cover is superbly carved through thick layers of cinnabar lacquer to an ochre ground with an elaborate scene depicting Buddha Shakyamuni preaching in an assembly to his disciples including bodhisattvas, luohans, andheavenly guardians. The narrow sides are each carved with five-clawed dragons amidst dense scrolling clouds. The box is raised on a double-lotus base. 14 ½ in. (36.9 cm.) long
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