Ming Dynasty The long mitred rectangular top frame supported on four recessed legs of circular section, gently splayed outward and secured by double stretchers, raised on a straight apron with rounded spandrels joined to the legs above a humpback stretcher, elaborately inlaid overall with mother-of-pearl on the black lacquer ground, the top with paired birds and butterflies amidst flowering peony branches and inscriptions centred by a gnarled rockwork, within a broad frame of music instruments including pipa, sanxian, guqin, sheng, luo, flute and drums amidst auspicious emblems, the apron with foliate sprays and the legs with continuous leafy florals, the corners of the top frame and the feet reinforced with metal straps. 127.5cm (50 1/4in) long x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide x 80cm (31 1/2in) high.