Writing Table / Artist Unknown, Korea
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1990/1.180
- Title
- Writing Table
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Medium and Support
- wood with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Professor George W. Nace
- Dimensions
- 14 cm x 30.4 cm (5 1/2 in. x 11 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- It is inlaid with mother-of-pearl designed with scenery and lacquered overall.
- Subject Matter
- Lacquerware are items that have been painted with a decorative material called lacquer. This style is thought to have originated in South Asia, where it is still produced in countries including China, Japan, and Burma, as well as Korea and Vietnam. These countries, while utilizing many of the same techniques and similar styles, have also developed their own characteristic elements of lacquerware. The special style of Korean lacquerware is to inlay mother-of-pearl in combination with tortoise shell.
- Primary Keywords
- lacquer
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1401 x 819
- File Size
- 90 KB
- Record
- 1990/1.180
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1990-sl-1.180/1990_1.180tp.jpg
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"Writing Table; Artist Unknown, Korea." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1990-sl-1.180/1990_1.180tp.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.