Chest with later two-part gilded stand

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.

Historical period(s)
Momoyama or Edo period, early 17th century
Medium
Black lacquer and gold flakes on wood, with mother of pearl, gold, silver, and gilt-copper fittings; gilded wood (namban, maki-e)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 53.3 x 106.3 x 45.3 cm (21 x 41 7/8 x 17 13/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1979.50a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Furniture and Furnishing, Lacquer
Type

Chest

Keywords
Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
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.

Published References
  • Zaigai Nihon no Shiho [Japanese Art: Selections from Western Collections]. 10 vols., Tokyo, 1979 - 1980. vol. 10: pls. 18-19.
  • Japanese Ceramics, Lacquer, Bronzes and Other Metalwork. London, November 1976. lot 95, pl. 23.
  • Julia Murray. A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980. Exh. cat. Washington, 1979. cat. 76, pp. 96-97.
  • Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries. Exh. cat. Washington, 2007. J-34, pp. 350-351.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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