A huanghuali scholar's tray, 20th century with two hidden drawers, 34 cm wide, 34 cm deep, 10.5 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s Compare a protocol of such scholar's tray from the Ming dynasty, see Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Han-Shan Tang Books, London, 1986, pl. 161