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52 A LARGE ‘BURLWOOD’ LEAF-
FORM TRAY
⋩ 䘕 17TH / 18TH CENTURY
ᶫġ 㛐 hewn from a single piece of wood in a generally rectangular form,
İġ 叱 carved as a large leaf with furled edges, the undulating sides
⋩ ⼊ carved in very high relief, one end modeled as a gnarled stem,
ℓ ㈀ realistically rendered with hollowed knots and openwork details,
ᶾ 䚌 the honey-toned wood with a tight grain moving in subtle waves
䲨ġġġ across the length of the tray punctuated by occasional small
burls, the reverse with larger burled knots
Length 19 in., 48.2 cm
PROVENANCE Ը๕
Donald J. Wineman, New York, 31st January 1986, no. 190. ŅŰůŢŭťġŋįġŘŪůŦŮŢů炻䲸䲬炻IJĺĹķ⸜IJ㚰ĴIJ㖍炻
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) 䶐嘇IJĺıġ
Irving, no. 983.
ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ
$ 20,000-30,000 㫸暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇ĺĹĴ
CHINESE ART FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING GIFT 125
