A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED BAMBOO 'BAT AND LINGZHI' TRAY QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

skilfully carved with a flat interior surrounded with shallow rounded sides rising to a grooved rim, the underside carved in low relief with a soaring bat with outstretched wings, further highlighted in openwork with a gnarled lingzhi sprig issuing from the side, the bamboo richly patinated to a warm brown colour

A&J Speelman Oriental Art, London.

In good overall condition, with the exception of natural nicks and minor drying cracks, including one running horizontally across a lingzhi head to the base, 2cm). The interior with areas of minor wear to the patina.
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Compare a similar ivory tray carved in the shape of a leaf, published in Zhongguo zhumu yajiao qi quanji [The complete collection of Chinese bamboo, wood, ivory and rhinoceros horn], vol. 4: Ya jiao qi [ivory and rhinoceros horn], Beijing, 2009, cat. no. 48.