Caption

Tray, Meiji period 1868–1912, Japan. Primed wood with black lacquer; decoration dusted with gold, silver, tin, and amaranth paint. High, vertical rim. Golden-orange background with small flowers and black cartouches showing birds among twigs; motif includes peonies, water, and kachôga birds-and-flowers. 19th/20th century. Height 3.5 cm; width 50.8 cm; depth 29.4 cm., classified as a tray., A rectangular, glossy black surface with rounded corners sits against a muted gray background; the black area shows subtle reflections and light scratches, and there is a small square label and a small mark near one corner, while the edges of the rectangle have a slightly darker, reflective rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_458

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.0Mb (763.4Kb) / 20.0in x 12.4in / 6000 x 3727 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tray Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan Primed wood black lacquer decoration dusted gold silver tin amaranth paint High vertical rim Golden-orange background small flowers black cartouches showing birds twigs motif includes peonies water kachôga birds- -flowers 19th 20th century Height 3.5 cm width 50.8 cm depth 29.4 cm classified tray rectangular glossy black surface rounded corners sits muted gray background black area subtle reflections light scratches small square label small mark near corner edges rectangle slightly darker reflective rim.