Japanese chest
Namban Style
1610
93.0 x 59.0 cm
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
This chest is an example of the combination of Japanese techniques and materials with Western-style furniture. Namban lacquer work is characterised by gold maki-e lacquer on a black lacquer ground, inlaid with of mother-of-pearl shell with gilt-metal fittings. The decoration displays animals and flowers. Beautiful Namban artworks were imported into Spain and Europe up to 1639. Travel chests, portable altars, jewellery boxes, lecterns and small chests were made and used as reliquaries or Eucharistic monstrances.
japanese workshop lacquer (? – ?)
Discover Japanese workshop lacquer – Kyoto’s renowned urushi artisans crafting exquisite modern & traditional designs for over 400 years. Explore their legacy!
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid, Spanien)
Entdecken Sie das Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in Madrid! Erkunden Sie exquisite Möbel, Keramik, Textilien und orientalische Kunst vom 16. Jahrhundert an. Untergebracht in einem historischen Palast in der Nähe des Retiro-Parks. Erleben Sie die reiche dekorative Kunst Spaniens.
Details zum Kunstwerk
- Titel: Japanese chest
- Künstler: japanese workshop lacquer
- Jahr: 1610
- Originalmaße: 93.0 x 59.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Urheberrechtlicher Status: Urheberrechtlich geschützt
- Wo zu sehen: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
- Bewegung: Namban Style
- Kontext des Korpus: spanish colonial art , decorative japanese craft
- Schlagworte: lacquerware collectible , mother of pearl inlay , 1610 japanese craft