Footed Tray in the Form of a Chrysanthemum with a Fantastic Animal (Kirin in Japanese)

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Footed Tray in the Form of a Chrysanthemum with a Fantastic Animal (Kirin in Japanese)

Ryukyu Islands, about 1600-1700
Furnishings; Serviceware
Red and black lacquer on wood core with litharge painted decoration (mitsuda in Japanese)
1 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (3.18 x 32.39 cm)
Gift of Robert and Gwenna Blackmore (M.81.188)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

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  • Kuwayama, George.  Far Eastern Lacquers.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978.
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