dish BM-OA+.14427

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:15thC-16thC
Materials:lacquer
Technique:carved, lacquered,
Subjects:bird leaf
Dimensions:Diameter: 18 centimetres

Description:
Square dish with decoration of birds and flowers. Leaf scrolls around the underside. Made of carved red lacquer, base of black lacquer.
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Comments:The date of this object was changed from the Qing dynasty to 15-16th century, mid Ming dynasty, after a comment from the public enquiry that pointed out that there is an almost identical dish at the Palace Museum in Beijing dated 15-16th century, see link here https://www.dpm.org.cn/collection/lacquerware/231124.html?hl=%E5%89%94%E7%BA%A2