A rare Chinese mother of pearl and brown lacquer small table Ming dynasty 16th / 17th century

A rare Chinese mother of pearl and brown lacquer small table Ming dynasty 16th / 17th century, of rectangular section, the top decorated with figures beneath a willow tree beside a pagoda, the apron with further panels of figures beneath trees on a star diaper ground, the four curved legs joined by a rectangular platform depicting a similar scene, old damages, 40cm high x 37.5cm wide x 31cm deep. Cf. Laurence Sickman, Chinese Classic Furniture, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 42, 1977-78, pl.9B, with an illustration of a similarly shaped table that was part of a group of items that was excavated from a tomb at Huayansi, Datong, Shaanxi Province, dated AD 1189.