SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

Compare the carved lacquer shallow dish of comparable size, that also has a plain center surrounded by carved decoration, and is dated to the Song dynasty, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Chugoku no shikkogei (Chinese Lacquer Art), Shoto Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1991, p. 71, no. 81. Another carved black and red lacquer dish, no. 82, is similar in shape and size to the present dish, but does not have a plain center.