Works of Art (44)
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Armor (Gusoku), 16th and 18th centuries; Edo period, Japanese, Lacquered iron, mail, silk, copper-gilt (14.100.172) |
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Armor (yoroi), Late Kamakura period, early 14th century, Japanese, Lacquered iron and leather, silk, stenciled leather, copper-gilt (14.100.121) |
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Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Meiji period, ca. 187291, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese), Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, and silver leaf on paper (1975.268.137) |
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Book of Prayers, Sura Yasin and Surat al-Fath, dated A.H. 1132/A.D. 171920,
Calligraphy: Ahmad Nairizi (Persian),
Illumination: Attributed to Muhammad Hadi,
Iran,
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; lacquer binding (2003.239) |
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Bookbinding, 18th century, Iran, Papier-mâché, painted and lacquered (34.23) |
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Cabinet, 17th18th century, Thailand, Wood with lacquer and gold (1971.139) |
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Chest of drawers with floral decoration, Chosôn dynasty, late 19th century,
Korea,
Lacquer with mother-of-pearl (2006.260ag)
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Chest, Chosôn dynasty, 19th century,
Korea,
Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, sharkskin, and brass-wire inlay, and brass fittings (63.121.1a,b) |
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Clothing box with peony scrolls, Chosôn dynasty, 16th17th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (L.1996.47.131) |
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Commode (commode à vantaux), ca. 1790, Stamped by Adam Weisweiler (French), Oak veneered with Japanese lacquer and European japanning, ebony, gilt-bronze mounts, violet brocatelle marble top (1977.1.12) |
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Corner cabinet (encoignure) (one of a pair), 174549, Stamped by Bernard van Risenburgh (French), Oak veneered with ebony and Chinese Coromandel lacquer, cherry, and purple wood, gilt-bronze mounts, Spanish brocatelle marble (1983.185.1a,b) |
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Cosmetic box, Chosôn dynasty, 18th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (L.1996.47.132) |
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Embroidered fan with landscape: Ancient Mountains, Green Pines, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Fan: silk embroidery on silk gauze; rim and handle: lacquered wood (62.97.25a) |
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Étagère, mid-19th century,
English,
Black lacquered, painted, and gilded wood and papier-mâché, mother-of-pearl (1999.50.2) |
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Girl Braiding Her Hair, 16001610,
Barthélemy Prieur (French),
Bronze with red-brown lacquer patina (1982.60.126)
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Giso 404 piano lamp, ca. 1928, Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (Dutch), Lacquered patinated brass (2002.16) |
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Harp-lute, ca. 1815,
Edward Light (English),
London,
Wood, lacquered and gilded (50.184.1) |
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Helmet (Suji Kabuto), Muromachi period, 15th century, Japan, Lacquered iron, silk, stenciled leather, gilt copper (13.112.10) |
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Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period, Japanese, Lacquered iron (36.25.81) |
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Incense Burner, ca. 153040, Northern Italian (probably Padua), Bronze with dark brown lacquer patina (1982.60.108) |
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Incense container, Koryô dynasty, 10th12th century, Korea, Lacquer with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay (over pigment) and brass wires (25.215.41a,b) |
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Inro with decoration of Portuguese figures, Edo period, 17th century, Wood with black and gold lacquer (1975.268.178) |
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Lacquer comb and mirror case, 1878, Signed and dated: Fath Allah Shirazi, 1295 A.H., Iran, Papier-mâché, painted, varnished, and gilded (1979.460.2ab) |
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Mechanical table, 1778 Jean-Henri Riesener (French), Oak veneered with bois satiné (bloodwood), holly, black stained holly, amaranth, berberis, stained sycamore, and green lacquered wood, gilt-bronze mounts (33.12) |
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Pen box, early 19th century,
Iran,
Painted and varnished papier-mâché (2006.523)
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Pen box, late 17thearly 18th century,
India, possibly Deccan or Kashmir,
Lacquered papier-mâché with gold leaf (2002.416a,b) |
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Pen box, late 17thearly 18th century, Signed by Haji Muhammad, Iran, Lacquer (2000.491a,b) |
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Portrait sculpture of a Zen priest, Muromachi period, 14th15th century, Japan, Lacquered wood (63.65) |
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Qin, Ming dynasty, 1634,
Prince Lu (Chinese),
China,
Wood, lacquer, jade, silk strings (1999.93) |
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Ritual Cabinet,18th century, Tibet, Lacquer and gilt on wood with metal additions (L.1993.88.1) |
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Ritual food container (dui), Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 4th century B.C.,
China,
Bronze inlaid with composition of bone black and lacquer (2006.117a,b) |
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Seated Buddha, Tang dynasty (618907), ca. 650, China, Dry lacquer with traces of gilt and polychrome pigments (19.186) |
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Secretary (secrétaire à abattant), 1783, Jean-Henri Riesener (French), Oak veneered with ebony and black and gold Japanese lacquer, tulipwood, holly and black stained holly, amaranth, gilt-bronze mounts, white marble (20.155.11) |
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Seven-lobed platter with scene of children at play, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, China, Carved red lacquer (L.1996.47.14) |
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Sheng, China, Lacquered gourd, wood, metal reeds (89.4.96) |
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Stationery Box, Chosôn dynasty, 15th century, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay (L.1992.62.3a,b) |
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Stationery box, Momoyama period, early 17th century, Japan, Lacquer, with sprinkled gold decoration in Kodaiji style, inlaid with gold and silver foil (1987.82ab) |
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Statuette of Saint Agnes after Gian Lorenzo Bernini (15981680), third quarter of 17th century, Cast after a terracotta sketch-model for one of the statues over the colonnades of Saint Peter's Square, Rome, Bronze, brown natural patina, traces of red-gold lacquer (1978.202) |
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Surcoat (jimbaori), Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century,
Japan,
Silk, felt, metallic thread, lacquered wood (2006.95) |
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Sutra box, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (14031424), China, Red lacquer with qiangjin (incised and gilt decoration) (2001.584a-c) |
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Vase, ca. 1925,
Jean Dunand (French),
Lacquered metal (1998.194ab) |
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Water jar (mizusashi), Heisei period (1989present),
Nakamura Takuo (Japanese),
Stoneware inlaid with gold and silver; lid of lacquered wood (2001.735a,b) |
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Wine container, Momoyama period, ca. 15961600, Japan, Lacquered wood (1980.6) |
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Winged cup (erbei), Eastern Zhou dynasty, late Warring States period, 3rd century B.C., Hunan Province, China, Lacquered wood (1974.268.4) |
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Thematic Essays (6)
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