A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER ‘SCHOLARS’ RECTANGULAR TRAY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The tray is delicately executed in mother-of-pearl inlay, the centre is decorated with a shaped panel enclosing scholars enjoying literati pursuits accompanied by their attendants in a fenced garden, all reserved on a trellis ground. The walls are decorated with four different flowers encircled by meandering foliage scrolls, all interspersed with shaped panels on a honeycomb ground. 15 3/8 x 5 ½ cm. (39 x 14 cm.), Japanese wood box
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER ‘SCHOLARS’ RECTANGULAR TRAY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The tray is delicately executed in mother-of-pearl inlay, the centre is decorated with a shaped panel enclosing scholars enjoying literati pursuits accompanied by their attendants in a fenced garden, all reserved on a trellis ground. The walls are decorated with four different flowers encircled by meandering foliage scrolls, all interspersed with shaped panels on a honeycomb ground. 15 3/8 x 5 ½ cm. (39 x 14 cm.), Japanese wood box
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