Lot 343. Seven lac burgauté square trays, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10.6cm wide. Estimate HK$ 60,000 - 80,000. Sold for HK$ 75,000 (€ 8,966). Photo courtesy Bonhams.

Each beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay on a black lacquer ground, depicting various scenes including a farmer and his water buffalo in the rice fields, ladies drying tea leaves, a farmer passing by an elder with children by a pavilion, farmers watering their rice fields, a scholar and attendant viewing a waterfall from a mountain top, an attendant offering a book to his scholar master, an equestrian resting under a willow tree whilst his horse grazes in the field, all within ruyi-head and four-leafed diaper borders, contained in a fitted Republican period sliding multi-tiered box and cover.. 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong. 24 Nov 2013