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Tray with basketry sides
Ryukyu Islands or Chinese
Ming dynasty, Wanli period
inscription dated in accordance with 1615
Object Place: Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Medium/Technique
Lacquer over wood core with gold and polychrome painting
Dimensions
5.4 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 Line
Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession Number1992.432
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works
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.