Chinese Pavilion Enamel Tray

Chinese pavilions are common structures in many Chinese parks and gardens to provide shade and a place to rest. They are normally incorporated into many Chinese paintings as part of a scenery for their attractive structure and architectural style.  Shape: Round, flat trayColour: Red and whiteDimensions: 34cm (diameter) x 4.0cm (depth)Year: Circa 1970Quantity: Only 1 availableCondition: Used, minimal blemishes Background: Enamel products used to play an important role in the daily life of the Chinese people. For decades since the 1920s to the early 1980s enamel products were used by every household from wash basins to cups, lampshades, spitting pots, serving trays, pot and pans and even the humble rice bowl. They became the perfect instrument for spreading political propaganda such which gives some enamel products an obvious imprint of the times and historical period. Not all enamel products carried these messages, many simply using illustrations of flowers, birds, scenery and sports a