A lacquer kyobon (sutra tray)Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th/16th centuryThe rectangular tray decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, hirame and inlays of mother-of-pearl, the interior with birds, butterflies, maple leaves, and flowering plants, the exterior sides with katawa guruma (carriage wheels in waves), all against a roiro-nuri ground, the rim pewterWith a wood tomobako storage box 11 3/4 x 8 x 1 7/8in (29.8 x 21.3 x 4.7cm注脚ProvenancePurchased from Orientations Gallery, New York, 1992