A RARE GILT LACQUER WITH SHIBAYAMA INLAID TRAY DEPCITING AN EAGLE Japan, Meiji era (1868-1912) Of rectangular form, the interior finely lacquered in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with kirikane and shibayama inlaid on nashiji ground, to depict an eagle perched on a branche of trailing silky wisteria, its eyes keenly fixed on the fishes in the water. The edge of the tray decorated with a string of flowering lotus and leaves. Size.34.5x52.5cm Provenance: A very important private collection from south of Ireland 出處：愛爾蘭南部重要私人收藏。

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