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A CARVED TIXI LACQUER RECTANGULAR
TRAY
17th century
Supported on a low foot with upturned sides,
the interior crisply carved through layers of dark
brown and red lacquer with two concentric rows
of pommel scrolls, nine along each row, encircled
along the sides with a further band of pommel
scrolls, the exterior with formal scrolls, Japanese
wood box.
53.4cm (21in) long (2).
£10,000 - 15,000
HK$120,000 - 180,000
CNY97,000 - 150,000
十七世紀 剔犀如意雲紋長方盤
Compare with a related and smaller tixi black
lacquer rectangular tray in the Muwentang
Collection, dated mid Ming dynasty, illustrated by
S.Kwan, Chinese Lacquer, Hong Kong, 2010,
p.204.

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