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A SUPERBLY CARVED BLACK LACQUER LOBED 宋至元 剔黑茶花綬帶鳥梅花式盤
DISH
SONG–YUAN DYNASTY
of lobed form, with shallow rounded sides supported on
a short foot of corresponding form, the interior carved
against the ochre ground with a pair of long-tailed birds
soaring around a central prunus bloom, each bird rendered
with a short curved beak and portrayed flying swiftly with
a billowing furcated tail, the scene densely adorned with
further floral blooms and lush foliage, the underside similarly
decorated with varying floral blooms and dense leaves, the
base lacquered black
30 cm, 11¾ in.
HK$ 2,500,000-3,500,000
US$ 319,000-446,000
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