Mother-of-pearl inlayed lacquer tray with geometric designs / Artist Unknown, Thailand

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Accession Number
2005/1.468
Title
Mother-of-pearl inlayed lacquer tray with geometric designs
Artist Nationality
Thai
Object Creation Date
19th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Thailand (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Thailand (nation)
Dimensions
9.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 28.5 cm (3 3/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type
lacquer
Secondary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type
tray
Physical Description
A square shaped, wood tray with curved corners tray. The interior is red lacquered, and the exterior is coated with black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlays in geometric shapes.
Subject Matter
This type of tray was used to carry offerings to a Buddhist monastery or to place paraphernalia associated with betel chewing, an important social custom in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The use of mother-of-pearl inlayed lacquer ware was widespread among royalty and monks in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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3600 x 1937
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Record
2005/1.468
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"Mother-of-pearl inlayed lacquer tray with geometric designs; Artist Unknown, Thailand." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.468/2005_1.468.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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