A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE TRAY
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A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE TRAY

MING DYNASTY, LATE 15TH-16TH CENTURY

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A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE TRAY
MING DYNASTY, LATE 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The square tray with flaring sides is carved in the center with an aged scholar wearing voluminous robes seated on a river bank under a willow tree, accompanied by a boy attendant making herbal medicine, while another boy catches fish, and a crane with outspread wings flies above. The sides are carved with peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate sprays. The base is lacquered black.
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) square, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4223.

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