Cabinet
1700-1750 (made)
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Cabinet for incense with a door that opens to reveal six drawers of different sizes, design of flowers of the four seasons either growing in scenes including ducks, rocks and water, or cut in sprays on the inside of the door and the fronts of the drawers in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer and details in kirikane lacquer, inlaid with mother-of pearl, imitation coral, gold, silver and tin on a gyobu nashi-ji lacquer ground on the cabinet exterior and drawer fronts, and on a nashi-ji lacquer ground on the inside of the door; silver fittings.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in gold and silver lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, imitation coral, gold, silver and tin on a <i>gyobu-nashi-ji</i> or <i>nashi-ji</i> lacquer ground. |
| Brief description | Cabinet with six drawers of different sizes, flowers of the four seasons, wood covered in gold and silver lacquer, inlaid with mother-of pearl, imitation coral, gold, silver and tin on a gybu nashi-ji lacquer ground, with silver fittings; Japan, 1700-1750 |
| Physical description | Cabinet for incense with a door that opens to reveal six drawers of different sizes, design of flowers of the four seasons either growing in scenes including ducks, rocks and water, or cut in sprays on the inside of the door and the fronts of the drawers in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer and details in kirikane lacquer, inlaid with mother-of pearl, imitation coral, gold, silver and tin on a gyobu nashi-ji lacquer ground on the cabinet exterior and drawer fronts, and on a nashi-ji lacquer ground on the inside of the door; silver fittings. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | W.138-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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