An extremely rare and finely carved black 'tixi' lacquer lobe🐬d dish,

Mark and period of Xuande

明宣德 烏面剔犀如意雲紋葵式盤 《大明宣德年製》款

with shallow rounded sides rising to an eight-lobed rim and resting on a short foot of corresponding form, superbly carved through thick and lustrous layers of black and red lacquer with foliate scrolls in the centre, surrounded by eight ruyi-heads, repeated on the exterior with similar ruyi-heads, the base incised and gi🐻lt with a vertical six-c🐈haracter reign mark, Japanese lacquer box and wood box

19.2 cm