Material, color, techniques, functions etc.: Wood with black lacquer coating and inlaid mother of pearl.. China, Kangxi period (1661-1722)

Finely inlaid in slivers of iridescent mother-of-pearl with a landscape depicting several pavilions scattered on rocky shores interlinked by arched bridges and lined with a variety of trees and a waterfall, with three flat-bottomed boats drifting on rippling waters and the moon rising between misty mountains in the distance, the apron detailed with clusters of chrysanthemum flanked by sprays of camellias within meander and cloud borders and fern leaves draping the legs.

Shape: Rectangular shape with flat tabletop, resting on a curved framework with four contoured feet
Dimensions: 47 x 35 x 9 cm.
Condition: Good condition with some missing inlays here and there, some age cracks, some chipping, some touch ups to the black lacquer specifically around the feet, some wear and some minor stains
Provenance/labels: Canadian private collection.
Literature comparison: Sothebys, Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō, 08 OCT 2013, HONG KONG, lot 166. (for another, yet round incense stand from the same period and with an almost identical design)

康熙外銷黑漆描金嵌貝母香案
材料、顔色、技術和功能：木胎，通體髹黑漆描金並鑲嵌貝母
中國，康熙年間（1661-1722）
精美的銀色貝母鑲嵌，案面描繪月下山間樓閣小橋流水，四周圍繞菊花
紋、雷紋、祥雲紋與纏枝紋。
形狀：矩形，桌面平整，四足内彎
尺寸：47 x 35 x 9厘米
品相良好， 局部有材料缺失，有與年代相符的裂縫，黑漆剝落，特別是
四足有一些磨損和污漬
加拿大私人收藏
文獻比較：蘇富比，Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō
2013年10月8日，香港，拍號166.（一直來自同時代幾乎同設計的香案）