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PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE
A CARVED RED LACQUER QUATREFOIL DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
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A CARVED RED LACQUER QUATREFOIL DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The dish is carved on the interior with a central pine tree surrounded by eleven jovial figures in a garden setting, each standing or sitting on a round disc, with two deer in the foreground and two cranes in flight, all reserved on a diaper ground and enclosed by a rocky border. The exterior is decorated with prunus blossoms and pine trees.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The dish is carved on the interior with a central pine tree surrounded by eleven jovial figures in a garden setting, each standing or sitting on a round disc, with two deer in the foreground and two cranes in flight, all reserved on a diaper ground and enclosed by a rocky border. The exterior is decorated with prunus blossoms and pine trees.
9 in. (22.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist