A Negoro lacquer serving bowl with three tall scalloped feet


Muromachi (1333-1573), Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868), 16th/17th centuryOf deep, taut, curved profile and fully rounded rim at the lip, lacquered a lustrous red on the interior, feet and exterior, lacquered black on the underside and around the scalloped carving of the three-legged base, the black-lacquer undercoat showing faintly around the rim, the whole raised on three tall out-turned feet; with a wooden storage box. 13.2cm x 30.2cm (5 1/8in x 11 7/8in). (2).