Lot Essay
Compare the similar tray with fish from the Victorian and Albert Museum, illustrated in Chinese ivories from the Shang to the Qing, no.218
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A POLYCHROME IVORY TRAY carved and incised as a ribboned lotus leaf and flower, the upper surface with a goldfish and two blue fish, one side with a dragonfly, traces of orange, red, green and blue pigment remaining (chipped), first half of the 19th Century
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A POLYCHROME IVORY TRAY carved and incised as a ribboned lotus leaf and flower, the upper surface with a goldfish and two blue fish, one side with a dragonfly, traces of orange, red, green and blue pigment remaining (chipped), first half of the 19th Century
18cm. long
18cm. long