Tray
Unknown Artist
1392–1573
Medium
Negoro lacquer on wood
Dimensions
h. 11.5 cm · diam. 39.4 cm
Classification
Lacquer
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1973.16
About this artwork
Negoro is a lacquer technique (named after the Negoro temple in Japan) in which several layers of red lacquer are applied over a black lacquer undercoating. Through years of handling, a natural surface of red and black random patterns results.