Two snuffboxes, one in cinnabar red lacquer, the other in gray and white agate, China, 19th and 20th centuries

Two snuffboxes, one in cinnabar red lacquer, the other in gray and white agate, China, 19th and 20th centuries - The cinnabar-red lacquer on lead is decorated on one side with a scholar seated in front of a pavilion, accompanied by his servant beneath a wutong tree, and a second scholar seated on a pine trunk observing his servant, who is holding a box in his hands. The base is lacquered, but the top of the bottle reveals the lead. Stopper made of stained walrus ivory. H.: 6.3 cm; - The other is

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Asian art

Plats

Paris

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H 6,3 cm