A bucolic scene of temples and rugged seaside hills in silver and gold wraps around the black surface of this deep tray dating from the first half of the Edo period (17th-18th century. It is 27 cm (10-1/2 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-3/8 inches) tall. The bottom has been re-lacquered at some time in the past. There is wear and cracks to the inside typical of age and use, and the rim has been re-done in gin-dame powdered tarnished-silver, which blends well with the ancient feeling of the piece.
