Caption

Tray, lacquer, monkeys, sambiki-no saru, Japanese art, trays, Japanese culture, Meiji 1868–1912, Tray in the shape of an irregular oval. Brown, black, and red lacquer decorated using the chôshitsu technique, unsigned, early 20th century Meiji period, Japan, vessel; height 2.5 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 37.0 cm, A large dark oval object with a glossy surface sits against a flat gray background; the object appears almost black with subtle reflections and highlights in dark brown and deep purple along its rounded edges, and a small pale oval area with a light beige tone is visible near the center.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_439

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77.3Mb (774.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tray lacquer monkeys sambiki-no saru Japanese art trays Japanese culture Meiji 1868–1912 shape irregular oval Brown black red decorated using chôshitsu technique unsigned early 20th century Meiji period Japan vessel height 2.5 cm width 27.0 cm depth 37.0 cm large dark oval object glossy surface sits flat gray background object almost black subtle reflections highlights dark brown deep purple rounded edges small pale oval area light beige tone visible near center.