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Anonymous
Rectangular Altar Table1805

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Low rectangular wood table with extensive mother-of-pearl geometric inlay on top and apron, resting on two flat trestle legs with arched cutouts, dark brown-black finish

Anonymous, Rectangular Altar Table, 1805, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Rectangular Altar Table
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1805
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 32 7/8 x 15 1/2 in. (32.4 x 83.5 x 39.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lee
Accession Number
M.80.150.1
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lee, Yu-kuan. Oriental Lacquer Art. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1972.
  • Kuwayama, George. Far Eastern Lacquers. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1978.