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Dish with Two Dragons Chasing a Flaming Pearlabout 1700-1800

On view: David Geffen GalleriesSpanish America at the Center of the World / Lacquer and Shells in Asia and Latin America
Circular black lacquer object viewed from above, decorated overall with iridescent mother-of-pearl inlay depicting dragons, with a honeycomb-patterned border along the rim

Unknown, Dish with Two Dragons Chasing a Flaming Pearl, about 1700-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dish with Two Dragons Chasing a Flaming Pearl
Place Made
Ryukyu Islands
Date Made
about 1700-1800
Medium
Black lacquer on wood core with mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (3.8 x 34.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lee
Accession Number
M.74.121
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art