PART OF A ZHENWU VOTIF carved, openwork and lacquered wood, the lower part forming a base with cut-off sides, the middle part decorated with a carved decoration of dragons chasing the flaming pearl among the clouds, the bottom decorated with a rectangular reserve calligraphy in the effigy of the Taoist God Zhenwudadi.
China or Vietnam, 17th-18th centuries.
A CARVED AND POLYCHROME LACQUERED ANCESTRAL MEMORIAL SHRINE TABLET WITH SURROUNDING DRAGONS, CHINA OR VIETNAM, 17TH-18TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT. 52 CM (20 1/2 IN.)