Ryukyuan lacquer vessel adopted as a cha-ire

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Ryukyuan lacquer vessel adopted as a cha-ire

The bulbous part inlaid in shell with spindly chrysanthemums, the flaring part with a band of kiri-aogai between thin bands of dental pattern

the lacquer 17th century, the ivory cover probably 18th century

Height without the cover: 6.6 cm

Provenance:

Unidentified old French collection labels