A black lacquer tray with mother-of-pearl inlay


20th centurySomada school, of rectangular shape with tall sides and rounded corners, the black-lacquered interior decorated in iridescent aoigai and gold kirikane with Chinese scholar-officials with youthful attendants engaged in elegant pursuits on a garden terrace shaded by a large pine tree and bordered by small pavilions, stylized flowering sprays on the interior sides, the exterior featuring cranes in flight amid scrolling clouds, metal rim.2 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 8 3/4in (6.3 x 39.6 x 22.4cm)