A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER LOBED DISHMid Ming dynasty, Chenghua six-character gilt-filled incised markOf oval lobed form, the shallow rounded sides resting on a short straight foot, the interior carved with a couple in a pavilion setting looking at fish in the pond, the luxuriant landscape with large overhanging trees, the cavetto and the exterior decorated with aposite floral band, the base lacquered black.20.5cm (8 1/8in) wideProvenance: 明中期 剔紅葵口人物圖盤「大明成化年製」填金刻款See a similarly lobed dish decorated with 'washing the elephant' motif, with Jiajing six-character incised mark, which was sold at Christie's London, 5 November 2019, lot 25.盤呈葵瓣形，圈足，通體朱漆雕紋飾，堆漆肥厚，刀法銳利，內雕亭臺人物，畫面極富層次感，花團錦簇，布局繁密。倫敦佳士得2019年11月5日售一件「大明嘉靖年製」楷書刻款剔紅掃象圖盤可資參考，大小與器型皆與本盤類近，拍品25。