Writing Table / Artist Unknown, Korea

About this Item

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
Period: Korea, Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)
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
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1401 x 819
File Size: 90 KB
Record: 1990/1.180
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Full citation: "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 April 19, 2024.