A MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY

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A MING CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

The rectangular tray with canted corners, the interior freely carved with a fenced garden terrace and various figures enjoying dance and wine, surrounded by a rocky riverscape, enclosed within a grooved rim, the exterior with eight qilin against a background of humped waves, the base applied with brown lacquer
12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box

Exhibited

The Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne, 1990, Dragon and Phoenix, Chinese Lacquer Ware, The Lee Family Collection, Catalogue, no. 66
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990/91
The Shoto Museum of Art, Shibuya, Japan, 1991, Chinese Lacquerware, Catalogue, no. 68

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Lot Essay

Compare the distinctive carving style, sometimes attributed to the Yunnan or Dali regions, with that found on a square dish included in the 1993 Chinese University of Hong Kong exhibition, 2000 Years of Chinese Lacquer, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 73.

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