Lotus-shaped Table with a Turtle-shaped Pedestal and Lotus Pond Design in Mother-of-pearl Inlay

This table supported by a single post is made by fixing a branch onto a tortoise-shaped pedestal. Side branches ornamented with a lotus bud are embedded to secure the tabletop. On the surface of the tabletop there is a lotus pond depicted with mother-of-pearl inlay. Over the waves a poem is carved which describes the feelings of one who stares at the lotus meditating on the principles of the cycle of the universe.