Tray with basketry sides
inscription dated in accordance with 1615
Object PlaceRyukyu Islands, Japan
Medium/TechniqueLacquer over wood core with gold and polychrome painting
Dimensions5.4 x 28.5 x 45.7 cm (2 1/8 x 11 1/4 x 18 in.); Legacy dimension: 45.7 x 5.4 x 28.5 cm
Credit LineAsiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number1992.432
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from the Barling gallery of London. The object most probably left Okinawa in the 17th century as the inscription indicates it was made for a Chinese gentleman.
16th–17th century
17th–18th century
17th–18th century
second half of the 14th century
16th century
early 15th century
about 3rd century B.C.
19th century
19th century
18th century
