Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape

Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)

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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.

Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape, Basketry and red lacquer with gold and litharge painting, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)

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Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape, Basketry and red lacquer with gold and litharge painting, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape, Basketry and red lacquer with gold and litharge painting, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)

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