Lot 69*
A Negoro red-and-black lacquer Tajikara-type tray Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £6,000
Looking for a similar item?
Our Japanese Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
Shipping (UK)
A Negoro red-and-black lacquer Tajikara-type tray
Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Of standard rectangular form, the rounded everted corners and rim and the underside lacquered a glossy black contrasting with the red surface, raised on two long slat supports; with a wood storage inscribed on the outside of the lid Negoro Tajikarabon (Negoro Tajikara tray). 5cm x 38.2cm x 29cm (2in x 15in x 11 3/8in). (2).
Of standard rectangular form, the rounded everted corners and rim and the underside lacquered a glossy black contrasting with the red surface, raised on two long slat supports; with a wood storage inscribed on the outside of the lid Negoro Tajikarabon (Negoro Tajikara tray). 5cm x 38.2cm x 29cm (2in x 15in x 11 3/8in). (2).
Footnotes
For similar Negoro Tajikara-type trays, see Miho Museum, Shu-urushi 'Negoro' chusei ni saita hana (Negoro: Efflorescence of Medieval Japanese Lacquerware), exhibition catalogue, 1 September-15 December 2013, cat.nos.36 and 42. and Sakai City Museum, Shu-urushi 'Negoro' sono yo to bi (Red Lacquer - Utility and Beauty of Negoro), exhibition catalogue, Sakai, 1986, p.34 and 35, nos.40-42.
Tajikara-type trays such as this one usually have slat supports attached to the underside of a rectangular tray top with indented corners and are so called due to their association with Tajikarao, a buildings in the Kasuga Shrine complex.¹
Notes:
1. Miho Museum, ibid., p.396.
