Coffer with Designs of Autumn Plants (Translation)
南蠻秋草蒔絵螺鈿洋櫃 桃山時代 (Primary Title)
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Following the Portuguese landing at Nagasaki in the mid-16th century, a large number of Jesuit missionaries and European merchants arrived on Kyushu and the Ryukyu islands. Made for the European market, this container is decorated with inlaid and maki-e designs of flowers, oranges, and maples. Maki-e is a painting technique in which metal powders such as gold, silver, and copper are applied to lacquer to create various colors and textures.
Nanban lacquerware 南蛮漆器
Momoyama period (1573-1615)
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Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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