Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 36
A CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER STAND MING DYNASTY The top decorated with a scene...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description

A CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER STAND
MING DYNASTY
The top decorated with a scene of figures meeting on a terrace amidst clouds, the shaped apron decorated with birds, flowers and complex diaper designs, all raised on four scroll feet, 19cm x 64cm x 37cm.
Cf. Tokyo National Museum, Exhibition of Mother-of-Pearl Inlay in Chinese Lacquer Art, no.81, for a comparable example.