Project Description
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
Jacques Carré, Kapellen
MR1892
