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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Luis, post: 409956, member: 4602&quot;]Hello,</p><p>I have a friend of mine that recently had a loss in her family. She inherited this tray, which seems to be Chinese. She is wondering how old it might be and how it is used. There as some inscriptions on the top left, any possible meaning?</p><p>Sorry for the quality of the photos, but she is still going through the mourning process and I did not want to be very intrusive.</p><p>The tray is about 25 x 25 centimeters (including the handles), the painting is protected by glass and the painting seems to be made on a piece of fabric (perhaps silk?); there is a stain that covers most of the top of the painting. I believe that at some point in time something might have spilled over and might have caused this damage. The glass cannot be removed from the top; I guess that somehow from the bottom you would need to disassemble the tray to restore, but looks difficult (more so if you are not an expert!). The wood is in nice condition and the carving though not the best looks nice.</p><p>I will appreciate your guidance on this.</p><p>Luis[ATTACH=full]142767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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