Writing Table
ca. 1620 (made)
| Place of origin |
Writing desk, wood covered in gold and silver lacquer, decorated with a deserted palace by the sea, Japan, ca. 1620.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in black lacquer, with gold and silver<i> takamaki-e</i> (<i>maki-e</i> in which parts of the design are raised by adding clay or charcoal) and <i>hiramaki-e</i> (metal powder sprinkled on to a lacquer design before it has hardened so that it is in low relief) on <i>nashiji </i>(irregularly-shaped flakes of gold suspended in clear or yellowish lacquer resembling pear skin), and <i>fundame</i> lacquer (a matt, densely sprinkled fine gold powder) with gold and silver details; silvered metal fittings. |
| Brief description | Writing table, wood covered in black, gold and silver lacquer with gold and silver details, a deserted palace by the sea, Japan, ca.1620 |
| Physical description | Writing desk, wood covered in gold and silver lacquer, decorated with a deserted palace by the sea, Japan, ca. 1620. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Misses Alexander |
| Object history | V&A Strange catalogue (1924) no. 91 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.339-1916 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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