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Subject:Ryukyu /Okinawa double dragon black lacquer tray?
Posted By: Annette Wed, Sep 06, 2023 IP: 82.132.217.226 Hi, I recently bought this tray at auction and, after researching, I believe it to be a small Ryukyuan court tray from the 18th century. It measures 35cm across I know it is in quite bad condition but how do I find out if its genuine and does it have any value in its current condition? |
Subject:Re: Ryukyu /Okinawa double dragon black lacquer tray?
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Sep 08, 2023 This is a Korean-made example of black lacquer inlaid with mother of pearl and probably dating to the late 20th century. |
Subject:Re: Ryukyu /Okinawa double dragon black lacquer tray?
Posted By: Annette Fri, Sep 08, 2023 Hi Bill, and thank you for my first reply. If you look at my first photo and search image with Google lens, multiple, intact versions of this tray/ dish come up. Most are in museums or for reference. |
Subject:Re: Ryukyu /Okinawa double dragon black lacquer tray?
Posted By: Bill H Sat, Sep 09, 2023 My thoughts lie in having read that most ancient Korean art was destroyed during the Korean War, which ended 70 years ago. Much of the surviving pieces are in museums and others are post-war replications of the museum items. Having said that, there is a small chance that your damaged example is pre-war, which was why I qualified my comment on it with "probably". However it would take a museum expert to evaluate yours. |
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