Tray, attributed maker, Meiji period 1868–1912, Japan; 19th/20th century. Lacquer tray vessel, height 30.1 cm, width 39.4 cm. Black roiro lacquer with nashiji lacquer on the bottom; decoration inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone. Decoration depicts samurai, dragons, fans, swords, and Kannon., A small square object with rounded corners sits centered against a black background; the object has a white base with a red maze-like pattern recessed into its surface and shows some worn or dirty areas in off-white and brownish tones.
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Tray, attributed maker, Meiji period 1868–1912, Japan; 19th/20th century. Lacquer tray vessel, height 30.1 cm, width 39.4 cm. Black roiro lacquer with nashiji lacquer on the bottom; decoration inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone. Decoration depicts samurai, dragons, fans, swords, and Kannon., A small square object with rounded corners sits centered against a black background; the object has a white base with a red maze-like pattern recessed into its surface and shows some worn or dirty areas in off-white and brownish tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_071

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Keywords

Tray attributed maker Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan 19th 20th century Lacquer tray vessel height 30.1 cm width 39.4 cm Black roiro lacquer nashiji lacquer bottom decoration inlaid mother-of-pearl bone Decoration depicts samurai dragons fans swords Kannon small square object rounded corners sits centered black background object white base red maze- pattern recessed surface worn dirty areas off-white brownish tones.

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