Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1839
Materials:ivory, wood, brass,
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 6.80 centimetres Width: 25.50 centimetres Depth: 25.50 centimetres
Description:
A square stationery tray with ivory plaques carved in openwork with scrolls, joined at the corners with brass fittings and attached wooden interior base. Each brass corner bears shou (longevity) character. Beneath the ivory placques are flanges decorated with swirling cloud. There is an incised Vietnamese reign mark on the base,
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![图片[1]-tray BM-2018-3005.502-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010461.jpg)
Comments:Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyen dynasty (r. 1820-1841). The mark indicates that this type of tays were made for the South-East Asian market.
Materials:ivory, wood, brass,
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 6.80 centimetres Width: 25.50 centimetres Depth: 25.50 centimetres
Description:
A square stationery tray with ivory plaques carved in openwork with scrolls, joined at the corners with brass fittings and attached wooden interior base. Each brass corner bears shou (longevity) character. Beneath the ivory placques are flanges decorated with swirling cloud. There is an incised Vietnamese reign mark on the base,
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Comments:Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyen dynasty (r. 1820-1841). The mark indicates that this type of tays were made for the South-East Asian market.
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