Box
ca. 1868 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
With the introduction of superior western technology, lacquer craftsmen began to experiment in their craft. One area of research was the use of base materials other than wood. A particularly exotic effect was archived by applying lacquer to tortoiseshell. These types of objects were mainly produced in Nagasaki.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lacquered tortoiseshell |
| Brief description | Box, tortoiseshell with gold lacquer, hawk and pine tree, Japan, about 1868. |
| Physical description | Tortoiseshell box and lid with gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer with ivory encrustation, with a hawk on a pine tree. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867, accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | With the introduction of superior western technology, lacquer craftsmen began to experiment in their craft. One area of research was the use of base materials other than wood. A particularly exotic effect was archived by applying lacquer to tortoiseshell. These types of objects were mainly produced in Nagasaki. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 837-1869 |
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| Record created | June 2, 2009 |
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