Description

Small lacquer tea cup with black and orange designs on an orange-red background. Interior of bowl is painted solid orange-red while the outside is decorated. The central design is bordered at top and bottom by a small pattern: there are alternating orange and black stripes with a black triangular design in the centre. The central design has a small black and orange design in the background that resembles fish scales. In the foreground is a large design in relief which was etched into the lacquer. This design consists of curled shapes resembling the letter ‘8’. The curled shapes are vertically stacked. The bottom of the bowl is solid orange-red.