Chinese inscribed lacquer plaque, 17th century
Chinese inscribed lacquer plaque, 17th century
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Description
Chinese inscribed lacquer plaque, 17th century, decorated on one side with a standing official in flowing robes with two attendants; one behind him holding a fan, the other kneeling in front bearing a libation cup on a tray, in a landscape with a pine tree hung with creepers and bamboo issuing from rockwork, the reverse with a large beribboned banqing (a sonorous stone) above a cartouche with chamfered edges containing a watery landscape scene with two boats and a pagoda underneath willow trees, all within a band of zigzag pattern and stylised half flowerheads to the rim.
Condition: Crack, wear to one corner.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Lacquer |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Condition | Very good |
| Dimensions | 26.8cm. (10 1/2in.) x 14.5cm. (5 3/4 in.) |
Product REF: X686
