Screen
1880-1883 (made)
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This is a good example of the type of large-scale artwork produced at the height of the Meiji period to show the skills of the Japanese craftsman. It was probably never intended for domestic use. The screen was originally exhibited in 1883 at the Foreign Exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts, alongside heavy, ornate, western-style furniture decorated with Japanese themes. The following year it appeared at the International Health Exhibition in London, from where the Museum bought it through Mr A B Ya of the Japanese consulate.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood |
Brief description | Screen, wood lacquered with inlaid mother-of-pearl, hardstone, gold, silver, and patinated copper, Japan, 1880-1883. |
Physical description | Screen. Two-fold, made of a kind of cedar (Jindai-sugi) wood, the surfaces of the panels rubbed down with wet straw and fine sand so as to leave the harder parts of the grain in relief and decorated on one side with figures of a cock and hen with chickens, and various flowers in gold, silver, and other metals, pearl, coral and richly gilt lacquer. |
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Object history | Purchased from the International Health Exhibition, accessioned in 1885. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Summary | This is a good example of the type of large-scale artwork produced at the height of the Meiji period to show the skills of the Japanese craftsman. It was probably never intended for domestic use. The screen was originally exhibited in 1883 at the Foreign Exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts, alongside heavy, ornate, western-style furniture decorated with Japanese themes. The following year it appeared at the International Health Exhibition in London, from where the Museum bought it through Mr A B Ya of the Japanese consulate. |
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Accession number | 159-1885 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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