A LACQUER ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ GUERIDON OR LOW TABLE BY THE STUDIO OF NGUYEN THÀNH LÊ (1919-1923) VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY Resting on three legs, with a round or circular top adorned with magpies and prunus. H: 40 cm - D: 50 cm Note: One can say ‘There is a happy bird (magpie) on the tip of the plum branch’ as ‘xi shang mei shao’ (喜上梅稍) which sounds exactly like saying ‘xi shang mei shao’ (喜上眉稍) which means ‘Happiness up to one's eyebrows’. This expression simply means to be ‘very happy’.