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Serving Tray with Angled Corners

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Serving Tray with Angled Corners by unknown artist. The image depicts a serving tray. The tray has eight sides, not quite a rectangle and not quite a square. The tray's colour is red with areas of black overlaying the red base colour. The black overlay appears to be worn areas where the red base colour shows through. The tray's surface has horizontal grooves. The surface is flat and shallow sides curve up slightly, creating a small lip around the edge. The tray sits on a grey background that gets darker at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
15th–16th century
Medium
Red lacquer (Negoro ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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