Peonies carved in a Rectangular Tray

Large Carved wooden tray depicting Peonies

Size: 33cm x 50cm or 13″ x 19.5″
Media: Carved Japonica wood with red lacquer
Date: Carved 1956
Where: Okinawa, Japan
Signature: “Ben Son” in Japanese kanji
Currently: Family collection.

This a large well used rectangular tray was carved by my mother while she lived in Okinawa. It’s a little worse for wear as it been in continuous use as it followed us on our travels around the world.

It depicts Peonies, a traditional subject for Japanese art. The lower right corner is the Japanese characters for Ben and Son.



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