Lot 170*
A large Negoro lacquer koban (raised tray) Late Muromachi Period
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
New Bond Street£12,000 - £15,000
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Late Muromachi Period
Of circular form with everted rim, supported on a high, straight-sided foot, lacquered in black and red in Negoro style; with wood storage box. 49.2cm (19 3/8in) diam., 12.8cm (5in) high. (2).
Of circular form with everted rim, supported on a high, straight-sided foot, lacquered in black and red in Negoro style; with wood storage box. 49.2cm (19 3/8in) diam., 12.8cm (5in) high. (2).
Footnotes
根来高盤 室町時代後期
For very similar examples, see the Exhibition Catalogue commemorating the special exhibition, Negoro, held at the Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 2009, p.79, no.48; and East Asian Lacquer, The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1992, pp.184-185, no.76.
Trays of this type were commonly used for the serving of meals in temples. A footed tray of this form would have been utilised to hold cups for tea, and stands.