Tray with pommel scrolls
Layers of black lacquer applied between the red ones enhance this tray’s surface appearance and contribute to the vivacity of the scroll design.
Artwork Details
- 元 雕漆朱面剔犀劍環紋腰圓盤
- Title: Tray with pommel scrolls
- Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Date: 14th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Carved red and black lacquer
- Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 6 1/2 (16.6 cm); L 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.500.1.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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