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Writing box with landscape
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Details
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- Date
- 18th century (1701 - 1800)
- Material and technique
- wood, covered in lacquer, with maki-e lacquer decoration in gold and silver
- Dimensions
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with lid 3.4 x 18.2 x 17 cm (height x width x depth)
without lid 2.3 x 18.2 x 17 cm (height x width x depth)
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processed material › metal › gold,
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container › box › writing-box
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Jeffrey Story and Walter Cook, 1985.
- Accession no.
- EA1985.54
Glossary (2)
lacquer, maki-e
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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
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maki-e
(‘sprinkled design’) generic term for lacquer decoration using powdered metals sprinkled onto wet lacquer to create a design
Location
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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