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- Dais with Pavilion and Figures in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
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Dais with Pavilion and Figures in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
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- HK19
Photo No：561-14077
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| Title | Dais with Pavilion and Figures in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay |
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| Category | Lacquerware (H) |
| Country | China |
| Period | Ming |
| Century | 16th～17th |
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| Dimensions | Height 69.2cm Width 39.2cm Height 33.5cm |
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This dais is called kidan, but how exactly it was used is unknown. The ends of a balustrade decorated with a pair of lions, one with mouth open and the other with mouth closed, resemble shiisaa, or guardian lions from the Ryûkyû Islands (present-day Okinawa Prefecture). The top board is decorated with a person sitting at a desk in a pavilion, and five people on horses who are about to visit the person. Side boards are decorated with lions and peonies, and the front board with hermits. On the back are designs of bamboo and tigers, and dragons and clouds in mother-of-pearl inlay.
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