PLATEAU RECTANGULAIRE EN LAQUE CINABRE SCULPTÉ À DÉCOR DE DRAGONSXIXe siècle A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER RECTANGULAR 'DRAGON' TRAY 19th century Skilfully carved with a pair of confronted five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit of the flaming pearl of wisdom amidst cloud scrolls, the everted sides carved with four dragons amidst dense foliate ground alternating with foliate lotus blossoms at each corner, all reserved on leiwen ground, the underside with dense foliate lotus sprays, raised on short foot, the base and foot ring black lacquered. 37.7cm (14 7/8in) wide. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981) Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) The present lot is a late Qing revival of earlier Ming styles. See for example a cinnabar lacquer rectangular tray with dragons, 16th century, illustrated in Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum , Taipei, 2008, p.111. 十九世紀 剔紅雲龍戲珠紋盤 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏