TWO JAPANESE LACQUER TRAYS

TWO JAPANESE LACQUER TRAYS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

One square-shaped and decorated with two tsuba and prunus petals in mother of pearl, gold and silver lacquer on the red ground, 25.8cm x 26cm; the other rectangular with tall straight sides, embellished with butterflies, flowers, and two square panels enclosing pavilions on a cliff by the water, and a bird under foliage, 20cm x 30.2cm. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.