Box
ca.1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This box is typical of the imitation of Japanese lacquer made at Canton. Western customers did not have access to the Japanese market at this time.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, lacquer |
| Brief description | Woo, China, lacquer, painted Woo, China, lacquer, painted Woo, China, lacquer, painted |
| Physical description | Wooden box covered in black lacquer and gold lacquer decoration. Boxes and covers on stands, a pair, irregular shapes: decorated with landscapes with flowers etc, and badges in gold in black ground. |
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| Gallery label | Box and stand
Wood, covered in black lacquer with gold lacquer decoration.
Landscape
About 1750
This box is typical of the imitation of Japanese lacquer made at Canton. Western customers did not have access to the Japanese market at this time.
Sage gift(1987) |
| Credit line | Sage Gift |
| Summary | This box is typical of the imitation of Japanese lacquer made at Canton. Western customers did not have access to the Japanese market at this time. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.316B-1921 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2008 |
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