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A RED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 晚清剔紅人物故事捧盒 China, late Qing dynasty Of compressed globular form with flattened top and base, decorated with a garden scene in bas-relief, the figures standing under lush trees, contained within a narrow Greek-key border, the side walls with continuous diamond diaper with black lacquer interior D.16cm

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A RED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 晚清剔紅人物故事捧盒 China, late Qing dynasty Of compressed globular form with flattened top and base, decorated with a garden scene in bas-relief, the figures standing under lush trees, contained within a narrow Greek-key border, the side walls with continuous diamond diaper with black lacquer interior D.16cm

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