Lot Essay
For a similar example, see Bourne, Jonathan, An International History and Collector's Guide Lacquer (The Crowood Press, 1984), p. 140.
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF RYUKYU LACQUER SQUARE TRAYS AND STANDS
Late 18th/early 19th Century
Decorated in aogai and vermilion lacquer on a roironuri ground, each lobed square tray with ying-yo mark surrounded by eight bars of the I ching emblem inlaid in aogai, the rim with bands of lozenges, with a small square foot to fit the flared base, the sides depicting sages in a bamboo grove, pots, a poem and an ox, the tray with an inscription, (slight wear)
10cm. high (2)
Late 18th/early 19th Century
Decorated in aogai and vermilion lacquer on a roironuri ground, each lobed square tray with ying-yo mark surrounded by eight bars of the I ching emblem inlaid in aogai, the rim with bands of lozenges, with a small square foot to fit the flared base, the sides depicting sages in a bamboo grove, pots, a poem and an ox, the tray with an inscription, (slight wear)
10cm. high (2)