Rectangular dish with dragon-and-cloud decor and Yongle reign mark. Carved yellow lacquerware. Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century-China Archive

Image Number: K1H000554N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Lacquer wares
Function: Container
Material: Plants/Paint/
Description:
Rectangular plate, deep mouth, shallow wall, short circle foot. The paint is divided into yellow and red, with yellow as the surface and red as the ground. Panxin Yellow Lacquer Carving of Longevity Hill and Fuhai, Double Dragons Playing with Beads; Red paint square grid and water ripple pattern are the brocade ground. The yellow paint on the four corners of the plate is carved with Ruyi Cloud Head and Entangled Peony, while the red paint and brocade ground are square patterns. The outer wall plate is along the red lacquered plain ground, and yellow intertwining flowers and leaves are carved on it. The foot circle is embossed for one week, and the upper part of the outsole is engraved with gold “made in Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty” in six characters in horizontal script. However, the twin dragons are rigid and lack tension; The cloud patterns are confused, and the lines of the brocade ground are blurry; The thin paint layer, sluggish color, and dull knife technique reflect the style characteristics of carved lacquer in the late Ming Dynasty.