Description
Dimensions: 34cm x 34cm
Provenance:
A private French collection
The tray of square shape, with recessed edges resting on four short feet, intricately carved through layers of cinnabar red lacquer, featuring an interlocking geometric pattern. This design is framed by a ‘leiwen’ scroll border and further enclosed by a thick band of auspicious motifs, including peaches and bats, set against a swastika-patterned ground, symbolising ‘ten thousand’. The exterior is similarly adorned, while the base is lacquered in black, resting on four short feet.
Compare a related lacquer tray of similar style, dated to the mid-Qing dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Lacquer: The Muwen Tang Collection Series, Simon Kwan, Hong Kong, 2010, p. 302-303, no.109.
