Lot Essay
For similar examples attributed to Ryukyu ware see Maria Helena Mendes Pinto, Namban, Lacquerware in Portugal, (Lisbon, 1990), pl. 17, 18, 19
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EXPORT TRAY
EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
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AN EXPORT TRAY
Edo Period (17th-18th Century)
Of rectangular form, the black ground gilded and carved in high relief in the centre with a bird and two insects and the corners with four mythical animals, possibly Ryukyu
60cm. wide
Edo Period (17th-18th Century)
Of rectangular form, the black ground gilded and carved in high relief in the centre with a bird and two insects and the corners with four mythical animals, possibly Ryukyu
60cm. wide