元 黑漆嵌螺鈿梅鵲紋八方盤, Dish with Flowering Plum and Birds, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century, China, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay, H. 1/8 in. (.3 cm); Diam.11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm), Lacquer, Flowering plums and birds, possibly magpies, a popular theme in the paining and poetry of the Southern Song dynasty (1279–1368), were understood as harbingers of spring, because the plum is one of the first blossoms to appear as winter ends
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元 黑漆嵌螺鈿梅鵲紋八方盤, Dish, Flowering Plum, Birds, Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368, 14th century, China, Black lacquer, mother, pearl inlay, H, 1/8, .3 cm, Diam.11 5/8, 29.5, Lacquer, plums, birds, magpies, popular theme, paining, poetry, Southern Song, dynasty, 1279–1368, understood, harbingers, spring, plum, first blossoms, winter ends
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