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Made-for-export lacquers were exuberantly decorated with designs from all manner of Asian and Western sources. A variety of chests, coffers, and writing desks, such as this rare large piece, were produced in the Edo period for the Dutch East India Company. Nanban designates objects of European inspiration, mostly made for export.
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Title: Coffer in Nanban (Southern Barbarian) Style
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Black lacquer on wood with gold painted design
Dimensions: H. 24 13/16 in. (63 cm); W. 52 3/16 in. (132.6 cm); D. 23 7/16 in. (59.5 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton W. Mailman, 1991
Object Number: 1991.408
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