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A carved cinnabar lacquer square tray
15th/16th century
The thick walls carved with slightly indented corners and a band of seasonal flowers framing
a whimsical scene of two scholars enjoying a drink in a boat near a floating restaurant with
a banner inscribed Zhi wei ting chuan (Boat for the Savoring Taste Pavilion) where a servant
attends another scholar enjoying his wine at a table, the background patterned in long
rectangular diapers, the exterior walls filled with a continuous xiangcai band in high relief and
the footed base finished in black lacquer.
8in (20.2cm) square
$20,000 - 30,000
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