Foliate-Shaped Tray with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Cleveland Museum of Art

Foliate-Shaped Tray with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

late 1400s–early 1500s

Inlaid abalone shells on black lacquer ground, applied with red lacquer on the interior
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This tray’s intricately decorated surface was created through a labor-intensive inlay technique employing thin, precisely cut abalone shell.

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