A mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer Tray Ming Dynasty, 16th Century

the interior with a central rectangular panel depicting a lively courtyard scene of scholars, acolytes and children engaged in various leisurely pursuits, the scene set amid bamboo, pine, paulownia, prunus blossom trees, crab apple fruits and blooms, the angled sides decorated with four cartouches enclosing flowering leafy sprays reserved on a diaper ground