A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BROWN LACQUER STAND, PROBABLY RYUKYU KINGDOM, 19TH CENTURY

the square top with notched corners resting on a pierced waist, the lobed apron continuing into slender cabriole legs atop a conforming base, the top inlaid with a scene depicting a scholarly gathering at riverside pavilions under a full moon, willow, and wutong trees, the sides and legs with flowers, birds, scholar's instruments, and diaper pattern, the base with a scene of courting mandarin ducks among reeds