Lac Burgaute dish with abalone mother-of-pearl and gold inlays, China, late 17th century. Artist: Unknown # 1233845

Lac Burgaute dish with abalone mother-of-pearl and gold inlays, China, late 17th century. Artist: Unknown

1-233-845 - The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images

Lac Burgaute dish with abalone mother-of-pearl and gold inlays, China, late 17th century. A square lac burgaute dish with pared corners. The mother-of-pearl of abalone shell type and gold sheet inlays depict a scholar with his attendant watching a winding stream under a rocky cliff in the moonlight.