Lot Essay
(US$5,000-6,400)
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A PAINTED AND INCISEDSQUARE LACQUER TRAY
INCISED WANLI EIGHT-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Decorated to the interior of the tray with a pair of sinuous ascending dragons supporting a shou medallion and confronting a flaming pearl above a large peony issuing from a rock among turbulent waves, all against a diaper ground, the sides of the tray with scrolling lotus on the interior and a composite floral meander on the exterior (minor restoration)
13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.3 x 35.3 cm.), box
INCISED WANLI EIGHT-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Decorated to the interior of the tray with a pair of sinuous ascending dragons supporting a shou medallion and confronting a flaming pearl above a large peony issuing from a rock among turbulent waves, all against a diaper ground, the sides of the tray with scrolling lotus on the interior and a composite floral meander on the exterior (minor restoration)
13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.3 x 35.3 cm.), box
(US$5,000-6,400)