A LACQUER FAUX-CORAL 'TREE AND LINGZHI' IN A LACQUERED JARDINIÉRE 18th/19th centuryPROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSA LACQUER FAUX-CORAL 'TREE AND LINGZHI' IN A LACQUERED JARDINIÉRE18th/19th centuryFormed in imitation of a tall, twisting trunk of coral issuing smaller branches, the surface evenly covered in a brilliant orange-red lacquer, the form towering over smaller lingzhi sprigs similarly lacquered, all rising from a lobed jardinière set over four feet, the sides covered in dark brown lacquer and painted in gilt and limited colors on one side depicting two figures in a boat drifting along a river under a pine tree, with a crane flying over a palace compound in the far distance.14 3/4in (37.5cm) highProvenance:Collection of Michael D. Stevenson (1947-2011)Christie's, New York, 11 November 2014, lot 68