Lacquer picnic set
Unknown artist, late 17th–early 18th century
Set in Takamakye technique, consisting of tiered box and lid, 2 bottles, drawer and tray. The case is decorated with gourds in gold on a black ground, the drawer and trays with clematis in gold and silver on pear-skin ground, and the bottles with pear-skin ground. Part of a gift of seven works donated by Miss A V Hammond through the Art Fund to the British Museum in 1964.
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Title of artwork, date
Lacquer picnic set, late 17th–early 18th century
Date supported
1964
Medium and material
Pear skin, laquer, gold & silver
Dimensions
37 x 32 x 24 cm
Gifted by
A V Hammond
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