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During the Edo period, luxury basketry items sometimes received rich lacquer decoration, as with this rare red-lacquer footed tray. Made in Ryūkyū (Okinawa) and embellished with a Chinese landscape, it indicates an extensive artistic exchange between the Ryūkyū Islands and China.
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山水楼閣人物籃胎足付盆
Title: Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Medium: Basketry and red lacquer with gold and litharge painting
Dimensions:
H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); D. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Storage Box: 8 5/8 x 17 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (21.9 x 44.1 x 29.2 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.2.5
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