Sequence board and nine dishes showing lacquer undercoating technique

(a) = 1 board with lacquer test strips showing typical construction of lacquered objects.

(b-j) = 9 dishes demonstrating stages of application of lacquer to wood

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Historical period(s)
Showa era, ca 1970s
Medium
Lacquer on wood
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Winter
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-L-7a-j
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Lacquer
Type

Board and sample dishes

Keywords
Japan, Showa era (1926 - 1989)
Provenance

To 1979
John Winter, Washington, DC [1]

From 1979
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Winter, Washington, DC [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

John Winter

Description

(a) = 1 board with lacquer test strips showing typical construction of lacquered objects.

(b-j) = 9 dishes demonstrating stages of application of lacquer to wood

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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