Box

anonymous, 1400 - 1500

Crafting lacquerwork with inlaid mother-of-pearl is a lengthy process, requiring repeated actions and a great deal of patience. Following the application of numerous layers of lacquer onto the wood is the final, crucial stage, namely the inlay work. The mother-of-pearl is laid down in the desired pattern, and brushed over again with several coats of lacquer. After the final coat, the object is polished, revealing the natural lustre of the mother-of-pearl.

  • Artwork typechest
  • Object numberAK-MAK-179
  • Dimensionswidth 44.4 cm x height 22.8 cm x depth 26.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Box

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-179

  • Description

    Kist voor schrijfgereedschap van hout met zwart lak fond, ingelegd met parelmoer en gevlochten messingdraad. De kist is voorzien van een uitschuifbare lade aan de rechterzijde. De versiering bestaat uit lotusranken.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Korea

  • Dating

    1400 - 1500

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    width 44.4 cm x height 22.8 cm x depth 26.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Paul Cassirer, Berlin, 1929)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Ernst Grosse;...sale Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbing, Berlin, (section Breuer), 14-15 May 1929, no. 222; bought in by Cassirer from whom, RM. 800, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Transactions and proceedures of the Japan Sociaty London, Vol. Xii, ill. t.o. p. 160.
    • 'Koreanica' in: Festschrift A. Eckhardt, Baden-Baden 1960.
    • Veilingcat. Breuer (Berlijn) cat.nr. 222, pl. XX

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