Lot 16
CINNABAR LACQUER QUATREFOIL DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£1,250
Description
carved with two scholar-officials standing on the riverbank watching a boy crossing the bridge, a third scholar seated nearby surrounded by rocks and trees as if in meditation, the scene surrounded by a border of floral sprays
Dimensions
26.4cm wide
Footnote
Note:
For a similar dish, also from the 16th century, see Christie's sale in their London rooms on 05.11.2013, lot 315, sale 1154.