Bamboo veneer plate in the shape of Begonia blossom, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bamboo veneer plate in the shape of Begonia blossom, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1G000042N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Carvings
• Function: Container
• Material: Plants/Bamboo/
• Description:
  The crabapple shaped plate is carved in light yellow wood, with mouth skimming, shallow wall and flat bottom. The outer wall uses bamboo yellow strips as lotus petal pattern. Bamboo yellow pieces are pasted on the inner bottom, and the chime, the swastika, the double bat and the double fish patterns are carved in shallow, with the fish mouth holding the ribbon. The inner wall of the plate is carved with pine, bamboo and plum orchid patterns, taking the auspicious meaning of “more than ten thousand blessings” and “three friends in cold weather”.