Box with a Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Tree Lacquer coating inlaid with lacquer
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Box with a Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Tree Lacquer coating inlaid with lacquer
lacquer work / Ming Dynasty / China
Place of production:China
Ming dynasty, Xuande era (1426–35)
Lacquer coating inlaid with lacquer
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Inscriptions:「大明宣徳年製」銘
The lid shows three kinds of trees. The pine and bamboo keep their leaves in the winter, while the plum blooms in the cold of early spring. These trees were symbols of resilience."
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