Product Summary: This antique Islamic lacquer dish is hand painted in gilt decoration in the tree of life motif. The tree of life or the tree of immortality is a common theme in Islamic art. This fine dish comes from the first half 20th century, with mounts for ornament on the rear of the dish to use as wall décor or for placement in any cabinet or table surface.
Islamic lacquer art borrows from the tradition of Islamic carpet and painting miniature motifs, ornamentation, and design. The earliest examples of Islamic lacquer art date to the 15th century. Commonly examples of this type of lacquer art used wood, paper mache, and leather as a framework for the underlayer. This example with a paper mache base. This type of ware was often applied to book covers, jewel cases, boxes, plaques, stationery, and writing implement cases, and mirror cases.
Size: 10.75 inches in diameter
Condition: With wear, surface cracking and edge chips
