Shallow tray with silver woven pattern and mother-of-pearl inlay, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Shallow tray with silver woven pattern and mother-of-pearl inlay, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: C1D000084N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Silver
• Description:
  A long plate of Begonia style with a slightly extravagant edge. The inner wall of the plate is woven around the center of the plate with a thin silver bar as the warp, silver plated gold and silver wire as the weft. The single weft knitting is used as the ground pattern. The center of the plate is woven with two concentric circles, large and small, with silver plated gold wire as the weft. Between the two circles, the diamond pattern of four interior decoration Swastika characters and a zigzag pattern are woven with multiple silver plated gold wires as the weft. The outer wall and the bottom of the plate are painted with gold paint, respectively inlaid with lotus flowers and mother of pearl with fish and algae patterns.