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A Japanese Lacquer Plaque or Lid –Scholars under Trees browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Lacquer: Pre 1900: item # 940286 Please refer to our stock # ICHI 382 when inquiring.
Ichiban Japanese & Oriental Antiques Post Office Box 395 Marion, CT 06444-0395 203.272.7392 Guest Book 350.00 |
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This piece could either be a plaque for mounting on a wall – or a lid to a long lost box. Either way, it is a fascinating example of Japanese lacquer. The back of the piece is solid wood. On the front there is first a rim done in gold makie lacquer - a bit rubbed in some spots. A thinner piece of wood is then attached and it is this second layer that carries the design. The design is of two scholars talking under a tree – the leaves look like maple leaves to me. The ground is nashiji – pear skin – lacquer. The design is then executed in low relief gold makie lacquer. The two scholars, however, are made of ivory and are either lightly inlaid or glued to the base. The piece measures 9” long and is 5 ½” wide – it is ¼” thick. It is in excellent condition with only minor rubbing to the lacquer. We date it to the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1850s-1880s. |
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