Caption

Tray, lacquerware, Japanese art; subject: plum trees and birds kachôga; decoration: asymmetrical composition of an old plum tree trunk with young shoots; function: vessel/tray; period: 1st half of the 19th century Edo period, 1603–1868; origin: Japan; dimensions: height 2.6 cm, width 17.8 cm, depth 9.5 cm., A shallow, decorative dish with a double-lobed shape sits against a dark gray background; the dish surface is predominantly gold with a textured, speckled appearance and darker brown or black edges and outlines, and it features a raised ornamental design including a stylized plant motif and a pair of small birds in a slightly brighter gold tone with some darker accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.0Mb (1.7Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tray lacquerware Japanese art subject plum trees birds kachôga decoration asymmetrical composition old plum tree trunk young shoots function vessel tray period 1st half 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 origin Japan dimensions height 2.6 cm width 17.8 cm depth 9.5 cm shallow decorative dish double-lobed shape sits dark gray background dish surface predominantly gold textured speckled appearance darker brown black edges outlines features raised ornamental design stylized plant motif pair small birds slightly brighter gold tone darker accents.