Catalogue Note:
This lot is of shallow circular form supported on a short footring, elegantly carved through a layer of deep cinnabarred lacquer to reveal the olive-green beneath, the interior depicting two long-tailed birds soaring and plunging amidst full peony blooms, the birds with outstretched wings gently incised with delicate lines to depict their feathery bodies and heads surmounted by long crests.