Writing table with clan emblems (mon)

anonymous, c. 1700

The high quality of the lacquerwork suggests that this writing table probably belonged to a member of the Maeda clan, who bore an emblem comprised of circles. It is small in format, for use by a woman. All the motifs are meticulously executed. The mon circles are made of gold leaf, each enclosed by a narrow border of gold lacquer.

  • Artwork typetable
  • Object numberAK-MAK-963
  • Dimensionsheight 10.9 cm x width 59 cm x depth 35 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood, lacquer, gold

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Writing table with clan emblems (mon)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-963

  • Description

    Laktafeltje versierd met bloemenranken en mon.

Creation

  • Creation

    furniture maker (person): anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood, lacquer, gold

  • Dimensions

    height 10.9 cm x width 59 cm x depth 35 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'De restauratieateliers: Japans lakwerk', Aziatische Kunst 42/4 (2012), pp. 24-29.

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  • Writing table with clan emblems (mon)
  • Writing table with clan emblems (mon)
  • Writing table with clan emblems (mon)
  • Writing table with clan emblems (mon)