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Tray: MAR.O.98-1912

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Description

Tray, lacquer. Rectangular tray with indented corners and resting on four bracket feet. The black ground is sprinkled with gold and decorated in gold, silver-grey and black takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) with a flowering vine trailing across a gold and grey basket work ground. The base is black roiro (black lacquer polished to a deep gloss).

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.7 cm
Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 3.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa 1700 - 1868

Components of the work

Tray composed of wood (plant material)
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Tray, lacquer, black ground with takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), base is black roiro (black lacquer polished to a deep gloss)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.98-1912
Primary reference Number: 24242

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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