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Dish with Arbutus Treeabout 1550-1650

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Circular lacquerware tray with amber-gold central field painted with a lychee branch in dark green and brick red, Chinese characters and a seal stamp to the left, and a wide dark rim decorated with gold floral cartouches

Unknown, Dish with Arbutus Tree, about 1550-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rohé, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dish with Arbutus Tree
Place Made
Ryukyu Islands
Date Made
about 1550-1650
Medium
Brown and black lacquer on wood core with litharge painted decoration (mitsuda in Japanese)
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (3.18 x 32.39 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rohé
Accession Number
M.79.90.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kuwayama, George. Far Eastern Lacquers. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978.