Lot 434
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A JAPANESE EXPORT MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID GILT AND RED LACQUER TABLETOP WITH NORTH EUROPEAN BASE
A JAPANESE EXPORT MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID GILT AND RED LACQUER TABLETOP WITH NORTH EUROPEAN BASE
A JAPANESE EXPORT MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID GILT AND RED LACQUER TABLETOP WITH NORTH EUROPEAN BASE
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A JAPANESE EXPORT MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID GILT AND RED LACQUER TABLETOP WITH NORTH EUROPEAN BASE

MID-19TH CENTURY

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A JAPANESE EXPORT MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID GILT AND RED LACQUER TABLETOP WITH NORTH EUROPEAN BASE
MID-19TH CENTURY
The top inlaid with mother-of-pearl cranes, pheasants and peacocks amongst flowering branches, the triangular base similarly decorated and carved with three crouching birds, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
31 1/4 in. (79.5 cm.) high, 43 1/4 in. (110 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from Jonathan Harris, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1991.
Literature
O. Impey and C. Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer 1580-1850, Amsterdam, 2005, p. 225, fig. 545
Special Notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
Sale Room Notice
Please note additional literature for this lot:
O. Impey and C. Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer 1580-1850, Amsterdam, 2005, p. 225, fig. 545

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Lot Essay

The style of colorful lacquer decoration inlaid with mother-of-pearl is called Nagasaki raden. The word raden is a Japanese term for the method of inlaying mother-of-pearl into lacquer or woodwork to create intricate and multi-dimensional decoration. This technique, learned from Chinese craftsmen in Nagasaki during the Tang Dynasty, was used primarily on Japanese export works.

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