明十五世紀後半葉 剔黑花鳥紋盤5 ? x 14 ? in. (13.3 x 36.8 cm.), Japanese wood box
This dish is carved in 14th century style and recalls a number of black lacquer ‘bird and flower’ subject dishes, such as the circular dish in the Seattle Art Museum, decorated with finches illustrated in Chinese Art in Overseas Collections, Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, p. 61, fig. 59.The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a very similar tray in its collection dated to the 16th century, accession no. 2005.275 which was previously sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1352.The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds a very similar tray in its collection dated to the 16th century, accession no. 2005.275 which was previously sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1352.