明嘉靖 剔彩躍龍捧壽圓盒 「大明嘉靖年製」填金楷書刻款JIAJING INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)明嘉靖 剔彩躍龍捧壽圓盒 「大明嘉靖年製」填金楷書刻款15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) diam.Mrs. J. B. Herder was the collector who had the current lot appraised by the famous Amsterdam-based dealer A. Vecht in 1964, and again in 1973. Furthermore, it was examined by the world renowned connoisseur Sir Harry Garner which he documented in his letter to the owner in 1975.A closely related Jiajing mark and period polychrome lacquer circular ‘dragon’ box, but of a smaller size, was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2021, lot 3032. Compare to another Jiajing example carved with the same theme, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2006, no. 135. Compare to an almost exactly rendered box and cover, but of just a slightly smaller size (39.1 cm. diam.), sold at Bonham’s London, 17 May 2018, lot 276.Details A RARE LARGE CARVED POLYCHROME LACQUER DRAGON BOX AND COVERJIAJING INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)The cover is carved through the layers of cinnabar-red, dark green and yellow lacquered ground depicting a sinuous five-clawed dragon below a shou character formed by wispy clouds, rising above cresting waves and amidst peony sprays, ruyi-shaped clouds, and flaming scrolls. The sides of both the box and cover are decorated with a band of phoenix and cranes in flight and a further band of four shaped cartouches enclosing dragons, interspersed with the bajixiang against a diaper ground.15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) diam. Provenance Mrs. J. B. Herder, Netherlands Conditions of sale