Ryukyuan lacquerware
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Ryukyuan lacquerware is one of Ryukyuans' chief artistic products, and represents a form and style of lacquerware which is distinct from that of the surrounding cultures. Though distinct in its own wa
Footed tray, 1700–1800
Cabinet with red lacquer, mother-of-pearl inlay. Ryukyu Islands (18th century)
Chest with cartouche, about 1750–1800
Dish with mother-of-pearl inlay, about 1700–1800
Chūzan
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Chūzan was one of three kingdoms which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century. Okinawa, previously controlled by a number of local chieftains or lords, loosely bound by a paramount chieftain or king o
Ryukyuan lacquerware
…Emperor famously bestowed upon Hashi, King of Ryukyu, the honorary family name Shō (Shang), along with a lacquer tablet inscribed with the characters for Chūzan, and a number of other lavish gifts, including lacquerwares and formal court robes. This famous lacquer tablet was installed over the entrance to Shuri…
Naha Shuri Castle 51s 3s 4200