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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ SQUARE A TIXI LACQUER BRUSH AND
COVER
TRAY
LATE MING- EARLY QING DYNASTY,
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The square tray is carved in the centre depicting a bird perched on a branch of The shaft and cover are finely carved with
blossoming camellia tree, with a bufferfly flitting in the sky, all reserved on a dense ruyi design.
key-fret ground. The sides are carved with chrysanthemum sprays. 8 Ω in. (21.6 cm) long, Japanese wood box
7 ¿ in. (18.2 cm.) square, Japanese wood box
HK$60,000-80,000
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000 US$7,800-10,000

PROVENANCE Compare to a similar tixi lacquer brush, from the
Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, included in the
A Japanese private family collection, acquired in the 1930s exhibition Carved Lacquer, 1984, illustrated in
the Catalogue, no. 202.
Compare to four closely related square trays in the Palace Museum Collection, one with
magnolia and bird design, one with pomegranate and dragon fly design, one with prunus 明末 / 清初 剔犀如意紋筆
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 可參照德川美術館館藏一件近似的剔犀筆，載
Palace Museum, vol. 45, Hong Kong, 2006, figs. 105-108. 於 1984 年德川美術館及根津美術館出版的《雕
漆》，圖錄編號 202。
明十六 / 十七世紀 剔紅茶花山禽紋方盤

來源
日本家族珍藏，入藏於 1930 年代

同類剔紅方盤可參照故宮博物院四件藏品：一為玉蘭山禽畫片，一為石榴蜻蜓，一為梅花喜
鵲（圖一），另一件為芙蓉翠鳥，載於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集：元明漆器》，第 45 冊，
香港，2006 年，圖版 105-108 號。

3430 fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
圖一 北京故宮博物院藏品
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