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Chest with later two-part gilded stand

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At A Glance

  • Period

    early 17th century

  • Geography

    Japan

  • Material

    Black lacquer and gold flakes on wood, with mother of pearl, gold, silver, and gilt-copper fittings; gilded wood (namban, maki-e)

  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 53.3 x 106.3 x 45.3 cm (21 x 41 7/8 x 17 13/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1979.50a-c

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1979.50a-c

Object Details

  • Description

    Chest (a) with vaulted hinged lid, decorated in maki-e and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold and silver, and with gilt-copper fittings. Two-piece Italian gilded-wood stand (b-c), carved with winged grotesques, scrolls, and fleur-de-lys.
    Stands B & C are stored on B4.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries (June 24 to September 16, 2007)
    Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)
    A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980 (November 9, 1979 to May 22, 1980)

  • Origin

    Japan

  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

  • Type

    Furniture and Furnishing

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