A group of mother-of-pearl inlaid hongmu stands
18th/19th centuryComprising: a large rectangular stand decorated with battle scenes; two smaller stands of similar shape, one decorated with squirrels and birds among gourds and flowering tree branches, the other with a central circular medallion of an eagle confronting a frog, and a three-character inscription; and two smaller square stands, one decorated with the Three Friends of Winter and a short inscription, the other with the Hundred Antiques pattern. The largest 42cm (16 1/2in) wide (5).