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Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Collections

A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Chinese and Japanese lacquer (published Oxford, 1983).

Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Collections by O. R. Impey and M.

Plates

All dimensions are given in centimetres. H=Height, L=Length, D=Diameter. The number in parentheses at the end of each caption is the Ashmolean Museum accession number.

Chinese lacquer

 

Lacquer dish with flowers (EA1981.9) Lacquer dish with flowers (EA1981.9)    Dish with auspicious symbols (EA1966.1) Dish with auspicious symbols (EA1966.1)    Octagonal box with flowers and a garden scene (EA1964.172) Octagonal box with flowers and a garden scene (EA1964.172)
Coromandel screen with Chinese palace scene (EAX.5331) Coromandel screen with Chinese palace scene (EAX.5331)    Pen tray depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (EA1964.171) Pen tray depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (EA1964.171)    Lacquer writing brush and lid with peonies (EA1967.198) Lacquer writing brush and lid with peonies (EA1967.198)
Cup with guri scrolling design (EA1964.169) Cup with guri scrolling design (EA1964.169)    Stem cup with figures in a landscape (EA1967.181) Stem cup with figures in a landscape (EA1967.181)    Octagonal box with landscape (EAX.3992) Octagonal box with landscape (EAX.3992)

 

Japanese lacquer

 

Inrō depicting the courtesan Morokoshi of Echizen-ya writing a letter (EAX.598) Inrō depicting the courtesan Morokoshi of Echizen-ya writing a letter (EAX.598)    Tonkotsu, or tobacco container, attached to a gourd-shaped netsuke and an ojime (EA1967.127) Tonkotsu, or tobacco container, attached to a gourd-shaped netsuke and an ojime (EA1967.127)    Inrō with irises (EAX.621) Inrō with irises (EAX.621)
Inrō depicting two Chinese ink-cakes (EAX.600) Inrō depicting two Chinese ink-cakes (EAX.600)    Inrō depicting the bodhisattva Fugen Bosatsu, and attached to a netsuke and ojime (EAX.606) Inrō depicting the bodhisattva Fugen Bosatsu, and attached to a netsuke and ojime (EAX.606)    Inrō with landscape (EA1956.1746) Inrō with landscape (EA1956.1746)
Inrō with egrets and trees under a crescent moon (EA1956.1745) Inrō with egrets and trees under a crescent moon (EA1956.1745)    Inrō with irises (EA1956.1750) Inrō with irises (EA1956.1750)    Box with sword furniture (EA1956.1788) Box with sword furniture (EA1956.1788)
Writing box with chrysanthemums (EAX.1131) Writing box with chrysanthemums (EAX.1131)    Box with a hydrangea flower (EA1956.3337) Box with a hydrangea flower (EA1956.3337)    Picnic set with fans (EAX.1132) Picnic set with fans (EAX.1132)
Sake cup depicting a lake in front of Mount Fuji (EAX.1138) Sake cup depicting a lake in front of Mount Fuji (EAX.1138)    Kōgō, or incense box, in the form of a hare (EA1956.1794) Kōgō, or incense box, in the form of a hare (EA1956.1794)    Writing box depicting a tiger on the lid, with a dragon and wave pattern inside (EAX.1130) Writing box depicting a tiger on the lid, with a dragon and wave pattern inside (EAX.1130)
Bowl with cherry blossoms (EAX.1149) Bowl with cherry blossoms (EAX.1149)    Cabinet with flowers and landscapes (EA1980.209) Cabinet with flowers and landscapes (EA1980.209)    Shield with the armorial bearings of Constantijn Ranst (EA1982.1) Shield with the armorial bearings of Constantijn Ranst (EA1982.1)
Chrysanthemums (EA1966.161) Chrysanthemums (EA1966.161)

 

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