A RARE ENGRAVED AND GILT-DECORATED RED-LACQUERED WOOD SUTRA COVERYONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)The slightly convex surface is finely engraved and gilt in qiangjin technique in the centre with the triple ‘flaming’ jewel, triratna, raised on an amrita vase which is flanked by four of the bajixiang, including the wheel of law, umbrella, canopy and conch shell, each supported by a cushion nestled in a lotus blossom borne on a scrolling and enclosing leafy tendril, bordered by a row of lotus petals beneath a band of classic scroll. The sides are decorated with lotus and lions masks. The reverse is engraved with a cartouche in the shape of a lotus petal containing an inscription in Chinese and another in Tibetan with the titles of eighteen sutras from the Dasheng Fawang jing.28 3/4 in. (72.8 cm.) long