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Japanese Lacquerware

Chinkinbori trays

Two round Chinkinbori trays

Catalogue no:

68574

Botanical classification:

ANACARDIACEAE Rhus sp.

Donor:

John J. Quin

Donor date:

1882

Geographical origin:

Eastern Asia, Japan, Kaga

 

Showing a view of Fujiyama and a floral pattern, these delicate trays were made at Kaga and provide a fine example of the Chinkinbori technique. The technique involves incising lines in the lacquer and then filling them with gold or silver foil.

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