"Bird Tray, Maki-e Lacquer, Japan, Edo/meiji Period, 19th Century. "
Wooden tray covered with a relief decoration in gold lacquer, made using the maki-e method, which consists of sprinkling metallic particles onto the still wet lacquer. The decoration shows a bird in flight over a stylized drawing of water with coastal plants.
Japan, Edo/Meiji period, 19th century.
Length 21.5 cm, width 14 cm, height 1.3 cm.
Relatively good condition, there are losses visible in the photographs.
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