A SET OF FIVE SMALL MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER TRAYS17th/18th centuryEach lacquered black and finely inlaid in mother-of-pearl depicting figures in household and farming scenes, decorated to the cavettos with a band of floral diaper design, the square sides with chamfered corners and upturned silver-edged rims.10.8cm (4 1/4in) squareProvenance: 十七/十八世紀 黑漆螺鈿人物故事圖倭角方盤 一組五件Provenance:The Collection of Dr. Frank E. (1897-1971) and Lillian (1907-1986) Whitacre, acquired between 1938-1939, and thence by descent within the familyAn important Asian private collection來源：Frank E. (1897-1971年) 暨 Lillian (1907-1986年) Whitacre 伉儷珍藏, 入藏於1938至1939年間, 後家族傳承。亞洲重要私人收藏