Trunk. Japan, c. 1575-1625, Nanban lacquer ware. The trunk is decorated with gold lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl. This type of lacquer ware is call Nanban. The Japanese used this word to refer to foreign traders in Japan - first the Portuguese and from 1609, also the Dutch. The shape of the trunk and its scenes follow European models. The mother-of-pearl bands imitate the metal mounts on a Western-style European chest.
Trunk. Japan, c. 1575-1625, Nanban lacquer ware. The trunk is decorated with gold lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl. This type of lacquer ware is call Nanban. The Japanese used this word to refer to foreign traders in Japan - first the Portuguese and from 1609, also the Dutch. The shape of the trunk and its scenes follow European models. The mother-of-pearl bands imitate the metal mounts on a Western-style European chest.
Size: 6281px × 3339px
Location:
Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1575-1625, 1609, archival, archive, bands, box, call, chest, decorated, dutch, european, follow, foreign, furniture, gold, historical, history, imitate, inlaid, japan, japanese, lacquer, metal, models, mother--pearl, mounts, nanban, portuguese, refer, scenes, shape, storage, trade, traders, travel, trunk, type, ware, western-style, word
