Tray with Pair of Dragons, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands), Black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, H. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm); Diam. 26 7/8 in.(69.3 cm), Lacquer, Historical records indicate that sets of thirty trays with matching basins were sent to the Qing court in Beijing from the Ryūkyū Islands at least three times during the eighteenth century. The two dragons chasing a pearl in the center of this tray have five claws on each foot, which indicates that they are imperial symbols
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Tray, Pair, Dragons, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Ryūkyū Islands, Black lacquer inlaid, mother, pearl, H, 1/4, 0.7 cm, Diam, 26 7/8, 69.3, Lacquer, Historical records, indicate, sets, thirty trays, matching basins, Qing court, Beijing, three times, eighteenth, two dragons, chasing, center, tray, five claws, foot, indicates, imperial symbols
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