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Tray from a qalamdan, or pen box, with floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- late 19th century
- Material and technique
- papier mâché, painted with watercolour, coated with lacquer, and with gilded decoration
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 22.7 x 3.8 cm (height x width x depth)
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- Technique index
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covered › metallized › gilded
- Object type index
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transport/carrier › carrier › tray › pen-tray,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by P. H. Wikramaratna, 1992.
- Accession no.
- EA1992.90.b
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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- currently in research collection
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