https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/74086/fullReading Stand17 x 10 3/4 inches (43.2 x 27.3 cm)Lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearlGift of Mrs. Howard S. Liddell85.046.0030Wood with major design in gold lacquer on a black lacquer ground and with occassional blossoms, leaves made of inlaid mother-of-pearl. Plum tree on back; on front leg, water plants. Metal (brass) fittings on legs and corners decorated with chased and engraved chrysanthemum motifs. Some missing pieces of mother-of-pearl; in other places, the joint between inlaid and lacquer ground has buckled leaving unstable areas of potential flaking in lacquer or loss of inlay. One vertical crack towards right front leg; cracks in the 3 "hinge" areas of the platform as if the piece had been broken in those three places and been re-glued. Some pocks and scratches and degrading in the surface black ground.Decorative Arts21074518557Unidentified artistJapanEdo period85.046.003_Disc0391_03916021