Sale
2711
the imperial saleimportant chinese ceramics and works of art
27 May 2009
Convention Hall
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A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The rectangular tray with canted corners, crisply carved through the thick layers of lacquer with a central panel of an Immortal, attendants and a deer beneath a pine tree in a rocky landscape, detailed with jagged mountains and a pavilion in the far distance and a crane in flight amidst clouds, all reserved on a dense diaper-ground and framed with a narrow band of composite flower scroll, the exterior with a continuous band of floral meander, the base lacquered black
13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
明十六世紀 剔紅鹿鶴同春委角長方盤
A Japanese private collection