A PAIR OF RYUKYUAN PAINTED RED, BLACK AND GILT LOBED-OCTAGONAL LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS 18th Century (2)PROPERTY FROM THE MARY AND CHENEY COWLES COLLECTIONA PAIR OF RYUKYUAN PAINTED RED, BLACK AND GILT LOBED-OCTAGONAL LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS18th CenturyThe flat top of the rounded boxes with a slightly raised central panel of octagonal lobed shape painted in raised low relief with a design of black and red-painted lotus pads and flower-head groupings around a central full-faced lotus, all with gilt highlights, these panels set above the lobed rounded sides of the covers with a similar but more stylized lotus design, the boxes similarly decorated but with more traces of gilding, the interior and base with sprinkled gold ground nashiji. 15in across x 5 3/4in high (38.1cm across X 14.6cm high) (2).十八世紀 琉球紅黑漆繪金花卉紋八棱蓋盒一對 Provenance: Bunzo Nakanishi, Kyoto, 1986來源：京都Bunzo Nakanishi，1986年