Box, Lid and Tray
ca. 1850-1900 (made)
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in black lacquer and cloisons enclosing gold, silver and red lacquer |
| Brief description | Small box and lid, decorated with a geometric pattern, stylised flower heads and grasshoppers in metal cloisons filled with gold, red and silver lacquer on a black lacquer ground, signed Gyokuzan, Japan, ca. 1850-1900. on a black lacquer ground. |
| Physical description | Squared box and lid with an internal tray, decorated on the outside with flower heads among stylised scrolls and grasshoppers, in yamimaki-e ('dark sprinkled picture') lacquer and metal cloisons filled with gold, red and silver lacquer on a black lacquer ground. Interior and underside of black lacquer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Gyokuzan (Signed 'Gyokuzan' for the lacquerer Tachibana Gyokuzan) |
| 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.366-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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