Guri Lacquer Incense Box
Guri Lacquer Incense Box
$895.00
Antique Chinese Carved Lacquer Incense Box.
This round box was made to hold incense used in Buddhist rituals. The patterns are based on the Chinese stylized scrolls of sword-pommel shape (guri). Many layers of alternating color are built up on the surface and then carved to create this traditional pattern.
7.5 cm diameter.