Carved red courtyard Kaoshitu round box

[Carousel Courtyard Cosmos Round Box]

Carousel Courtyard Cosmos Round Box, Ming Xuande, 9.5 cm high, 32 cm diameter. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Cane box section type, male and female mouth. Carved red paint pattern. The cover is made of three kinds of brocade patterns of heaven, earth and water, and the courtyard is carved with a high-ranking map. The box wall is carved with flower patterns such as camellia, chrysanthemum, pomegranate, peony and hibiscus. On the left side of the outsole, there is a carved version of “Daming Xuande Nian System” filled with gold, and the original version of “Daming Xuande Nian System” can be seen indistinctly from the same side edge. There is a poem made by Emperor Qianlong inscribed in the cover: “Two sons are looking for a secluded path, and the two sages are playing chess. You don’t need to ask your surname, but it is always Qixun. By filling in the first number, you can actually Xiao Jiugui. If you hear the truth, write the words of Ziyuan. The Emperor Qianlong’s title is the Emperor’s own.” The seal “Qianlong Chen Han” is stamped below
The paintings of Yongle and Xuande Carved Lacquer with the theme of landscape characters, no matter the plate or the box, are mostly composed of pavilions and halls on one side, and the curved bars lead to the mountains and stones, enclosing the corresponding space to divide the inside and outside, and the characters move in the middle, surrounded by longevity stones and flowers. Behind the palace, there are ancient pines and wutong. The mountains in the distance are gentle and the clouds are high in the sky.

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