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A CARVED TWO-COLOUR LACQUER 'LYCHEE' DISH
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Well carved through the cinnabar lacquer to the ochre-brown ground, with a clusters of ripe lychees growing on gnarled leafy branches, the mottled texture of the fruit and bark finely rendered, the exterior deeply carved with a dense lotus scroll
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Well carved through the cinnabar lacquer to the ochre-brown ground, with a clusters of ripe lychees growing on gnarled leafy branches, the mottled texture of the fruit and bark finely rendered, the exterior deeply carved with a dense lotus scroll
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam.