元 剔紅綬帶秋葵紋漆盤, Dish with long-tailed birds and hollyhock, 14th century

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元 剔紅綬帶秋葵紋漆盤, Dish with long-tailed birds and hollyhock, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 1/8 in. ( cm); Diam. 12 3/4 in. ( cm), Lacquer, Several features help date this remarkable dish to the fourteenth century. Two birds circle one another playfully in a composition suited to the circular shape. The lush hollyhock blossoms, shown from multiple perspectives, have petals of different sizes that overlap to suggest depth

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