A BURLWOOD AND LACQUER TRAY
MeijiThe raised rim of meandering oval outline, formed from a section of a natural burr, the surface painted in gilt and red with a three-clawed dragon clutching a pearl within vaporous swirling clouds, on a mottled red, black and ochre abstract marbled lacquer ground, the effect known in Chinese as xipi, meaning 'rhinoceros skin', black lacquered base,38.5cms wide