Red dragon and phoenix pattern disc

[Carved Dragon and Phoenix Pattern Disk]

Carved Dragon and Phoenix Pattern Disk, Ming Wanli, height 3.8 cm, caliber 25.2 cm, foot diameter 19.4 cm
Round, diffuse and shallow, circle foot. The picture of dragons and phoenixes at the bottom of the plate is carved. The dragons are vigorous and powerful, and the phoenixes are beautiful and colorful. They chase each other around the pearl, forming a picture of dragons and phoenixes. The inner wall has four lights, and the inside is carved with peonies, camellias, chrysanthemums and pomegranates with broken branches in a clockwise direction. The space between the lights is a ganoderma lucidum. The outer wall is carved with flower patterns
The first peak of official lacquerware in the Ming Dynasty was in the Yongle and Xuande dynasties, and the second peak was in the Jiajing and Wanli dynasties. The style characteristics of lacquerware in these two periods are quite different, and the decorative patterns have their own priorities. The Wanli Dynasty was dominated by dragons, phoenixes and double dragons, with a small number of landscape figures and flower and bird patterns, which reflected the rich court characteristics. This dragon and phoenix plate is the outstanding representative