Smoking Set
17th century (made)
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Tobacco set of rectangular form with a handle, with three drawers, two small and one larger at the bottom which runs almost the full width of the box, and with two bronze braziers and lids set into the main body; the box is decorated with deer among autumn plants in gold togidashi maki-e on a black lacquer ground, with nashi-ji lacquer interior; mounts and fittings of chased and engraved bronze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in gold on black lacquer with mounts and fittings in bronze |
| Brief description | Smoking set decorated with deer among autumn flowers in gold on black lacquer with bronze mounts and fittings; Japan, 1775-1825. |
| Physical description | Tobacco set of rectangular form with a handle, with three drawers, two small and one larger at the bottom which runs almost the full width of the box, and with two bronze braziers and lids set into the main body; the box is decorated with deer among autumn plants in gold togidashi maki-e on a black lacquer ground, with nashi-ji lacquer interior; mounts and fittings of chased and engraved bronze. |
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| Content description | Autumn flowers and plants |
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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. Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club Exhiubition, 1894, No. 65.;;;;;;;; |
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| Accession number | W.128-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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