H x Diam (1a. lacquer, mother of pearl tray): 4 × 33.2 cm (1 9/16 × 13 1/16 in)
H x Diam (2a. shiny black lacquered tray): 4 × 30 cm (1 9/16 × 11 13/16 in)
H x Diam (3a. black lacquered wood-grained tray): 4 × 29.5 cm (1 9/16 × 11 5/8 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Japan
Date:
Late 20th-early 21st century
Description:
Three round, black lacquered trays to be used with daisu (utensil stand) during tea procedures: shiny black lacquered tray with mother-of-pearl inlay; black lacquered tray with prominent wood grain visible through lacquer.
Provenance:
To 1985
Masudaya, Akasaka, Tokyo [1]
From 1985 to 2019
Gregory Kinsey, Lynn Haven, FL, purchased from Masudaya on June 3, 1985 [2]
From 2019
Freer Study Collection, gift of Gregory Kinsey, Lynn Haven, FL [3]
Notes:
[1] See purchase receipt, object file, Collections Management.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management.
