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Lot 93
A mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer dish Jiang Jianli zhi mark, Kangxi period
5 – 15 April 2021, 12:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$1,020 inc. premium
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A mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer dish
Jiang Jianli zhi mark, Kangxi period
The shallow dish framed by gently rounded sides and an evert lip, masterfully inlaid with gold foil and colored, iridescent shells depicting a scene from the Yuan dynasty drama'Xixiang Ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber), enclosed by a delicate gold key-fret border within leafy classic lotus blossoms and a chained pearl design; the underside inlaid in mother-of-pearl with Jiang Qianli zhi square mark (heavily restored).
4 7/8in (12.4cm) diameter
The shallow dish framed by gently rounded sides and an evert lip, masterfully inlaid with gold foil and colored, iridescent shells depicting a scene from the Yuan dynasty drama'Xixiang Ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber), enclosed by a delicate gold key-fret border within leafy classic lotus blossoms and a chained pearl design; the underside inlaid in mother-of-pearl with Jiang Qianli zhi square mark (heavily restored).
4 7/8in (12.4cm) diameter
Footnotes
Provenance:
Fong Inn Gallery, Honolulu, acquired in the 1950s, by repute
A very closely related black lacquer dish by Jiang Qianli, also decorated with an episode from the Romance of the West Chamber, sold by Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 April 2014, lot 48.














