Large box with lucky ruyi decoration; previous possession: I. Salomonsen; Berlin; wood; lacquered; carved black and red lacquer on wood; Total: Height: 6;6 cm; Diameter: 24 cm; Weight: 1295 g; Lacquer work; Luck; Fate; Los; Y黙n Dynasty; Ming Dynasty; The box with luck promising ruyi-decor (cloud head motif) is carved as a so-called guri carving lacquer. The technique of guri (Japanese for arched) consists of alternately applying red and black; occasionally ochre; layers of lacquer into which an abstract pattern is cut. The layers of lacquer are visible on the cut surfaces and reveal the elaborate structure. The term guri; like many other technical terms in East Asian art history; comes from Japan; although the technique originally comes from China; as findings from the sixth century prove.