tray; dish(?) BM-1968-0726.2

Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:1200-1368
Materials:wood, lacquer,
Technique:lacquered, inlaid, twisted (wire),
Subjects:plum blossom/tree plant
Dimensions:Diameter: 30.50 centimetres Height: 4.40 centimetres

Description:
Tray, dish (?). Hibiscus and plum blossom, with pearl rosettes around lip and rosettes around foot rim. Made of lacquered wood and mother-of-pearl inlay with plain and twisted wire.
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Comments:This dish was dated to the Ming dynasty when it entered the British Museum but recent research suggests it should be dated to the Southern Song or possibly slightly later, in the Yuan dynasty.See article in Layered Beauty-the Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer, Art Museum of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010 by Lee King-Tsi and Hu Shih-Chang.