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A CARVED BLACK LACQUER 'BIRD AND
FLOWER' SCROLL TRAY
MING DYNASTY, SECOND HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY
The rectangular tray is decorated in black lacquer with two birds
in flight amongst large blossoming hibiscus flowers amongst leafy
branches and growing from rocks, all skilfully carved to reveal the
red ground underneath. The walls of the reverse of the tray are
carved with further dense hibiscus flowers.
5 º x 14 ƒ in. (13.3 x 36.8 cm.), Japanese wood box
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000
This dish is carved in 14th century style and recalls a number
of black lacquer 'bird and flower' subject dishes, such as
the circular dish in the Seattle Art Museum, decorated with
finches illustrated in Chinese Art in Overseas Collections,
Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, p. 61, fig. 59.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a very
similar tray in its collection dated to the 16th century,
accession no. 2005.275 which was previously sold at Christie's
Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1352.

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