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Chair
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Chair

Date18th - 19th century
Label TextKnown as Tihong in Chinese, lacquer furniture was made as early as the 15th century. It required covering the wooden core with multiple layers of lacquer, each of which had to be thoroughly dried and polished before the next could be applied. When the individual layers of lacquer are different colors, the carved motifs reveal each of these colors, enhancing the decorative effect of the design. In examples where the layers of lacquer have the same color—as in this pair of chairs—the carver may emphasize the depth of the primary motifs, achieving a sculptural impression on the relief.
Object number44.628.3
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
MediumCinnabar lacquer
Chair
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 44.628.4
Snuff Tray with design in Gold
Chinese
1736-1795
Object number: 33.1044
Snuff bottle:  Dragon Chasing the Flaming Pearl
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.1163
Chinese
1573-1619
Object number: 51.103
Snuff bottle
Chinese
1736 - 95
Object number: 33.114
Netsuke modelled as a manju
Japanese
early 19th century
Object number: 33.543
B6 chair
1929
Object number: 98.24
Three-tier Box
Chinese
ca. 1450
Object number: 88.122