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Lacquered box with figures in a landscape
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 18th century (1701 - 1800)
- Material and technique
- box, probably wood, covered in black lacquer, inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
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with lid 2.9 cm (height)
without lid 2 cm (height)
8.8 cm (diameter)
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processed material › metal › gold,organic › animal › shell › pearlshell › mother-of-pearl
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- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Presented by E. H. North, 1965.
- Accession no.
- EA1965.168
Glossary
lacquer
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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.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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