Japanese dish with lid c1985

Maker unknown

Registration number

1091891

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Japanese dish with lid

Production date

c1985

Medium

glass, wood

Dimensions (H x W x D)

3.5 x 25.6 x 11 cm

Inscriptions

on paper inside dish: "Expo ''''85 Ibaraki Youth Ambassadors Commemorative Visit"

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Japan, Ibaraki, civic gifts

Summary

A dark brown shallow wooden dish with lid. The lid is cloisonné style with pale pink and blue floral decoration. Gifted to the City of Melbourne during a visit from the Expo ’85 Ibaraki Youth Ambassadors. Expo '85 was officially called The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985 and was held in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. The theme of the fair was "Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home". Over 20 million people attended the exposition and 48 countries participated,