A QIANGJIN AND TIANQI LACQUER SQUARE TRAY
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Decorated in filled-in lacquer incised on the interior with five cranes amidst pine trees below leafy branches and stems of camellia, rose, chrysanthemum and morning glory in the well, the incising gilded, the exterior with lingzhi scroll, the base lacquered red
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm) square
A QIANGJIN AND TIANQI LACQUER SQUARE TRAY
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Decorated in filled-in lacquer incised on the interior with five cranes amidst pine trees below leafy branches and stems of camellia, rose, chrysanthemum and morning glory in the well, the incising gilded, the exterior with lingzhi scroll, the base lacquered red
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm) square