DIA: 30.7CM of circular form, the shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot, the interior superbly carved in deep relief through the thick red lacquer with a design of flowering branches of peony to the centre, surrounded by chrysanthemum, prunus, another blossoming fruit tree, camellia, another kind of peony, prunus, pomegranate, viburnum or hydrangea, gardenia and lotus accompanied by arrow-head, blade-like leaves of wild rice and three-petalled blooms of big floating heard, each plant carefully picked out with incised details, all reserved on a yellow ground, the underside similarly carved, the base lacquered in dark brown, incised Zhang Cheng mark. Provenance: Acquired in U.K.