Box and Counters
1913 - 1914 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Decoration: Landscape and floral sprays
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquer, red, on a fabric core |
| Brief description | Box and counters, Fuzhou, Fujian province, CHINA, 1913-14 |
| Physical description | Decoration: Landscape and floral sprays |
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| Object history | The donor served as Commissioner of Customs at Fuzhou 1913 - 1914. He claims that this piece is an example of the work of one artist whose secret died with him and who was generally acknowledged as the only producer of genuine silk lacquer |
| Production | Fuzhou, Fujian province, CHINA |
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| Accession number | W.137:3-1928 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2000 |
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