Lot Essay
The character within the flaming pearl can be read as shou.
INCISED QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
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A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE 'DRAGON' TRAY
incised qianlong six-character mark and of the period
Finely carved in the centre in red lacquer over dark brown and beige layers with two sinuous confronted dragons beside an inscribed roundel amidst a sea of flames and clouds above waves and rocks, the well carved with four floral cartouches separated by cranes in flight on a cell-pattern ground, the exterior with Buddhist Emblems and the Eight Trigrams within stylised lotus scrolls, one corner charred on the exterior, chips
8¼in. (21cm.) wide
incised qianlong six-character mark and of the period
Finely carved in the centre in red lacquer over dark brown and beige layers with two sinuous confronted dragons beside an inscribed roundel amidst a sea of flames and clouds above waves and rocks, the well carved with four floral cartouches separated by cranes in flight on a cell-pattern ground, the exterior with Buddhist Emblems and the Eight Trigrams within stylised lotus scrolls, one corner charred on the exterior, chips
8¼in. (21cm.) wide