A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'BIRD AND FLOWER' SQUARE TRAY

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'BIRD AND FLOWER' SQUARE TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The square tray is carved in the centre depicting a bird perched on a branch of blossoming camellia tree, with a bufferfly flitting in the sky, all reserved on a dense key-fret ground. The sides are carved with chrysanthemum sprays.
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) square, Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private family collection, acquired in the 1930s

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Lot Essay

Compare to four closely related square trays in the Palace Museum Collection, one with and bird design, one with pomegranate and dragon fly design, one with prunus and magpie design (fig. 1), and the other with hibiscus and kingfisher design, illustrated in
Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 45, Hong Kong, 2006, figs. 105-108.

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