Tray (Pan) in the Form of a Plum Blossom with Birds and Flowers

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Tray (Pan) in the Form of a Plum Blossom with Birds and Flowers

China, Late Southern Song dynasty, about 1200-1279
Furnishings; Serviceware
Carved red lacquer on wood core
Height: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Diameter: 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sam K. Lee (M.86.330)
Chinese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kuwayama, George.  Far Eastern Lacquers.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978.
  • Li, T. June and John W. Hirx, "A Carved Lacquer Ewer:  Adaptations and Innovations in the Sixteenth Century." Orientations vol. 31, No. 6 (June 2000), pp. 79-89.