Document case

anonymous, 1684 - 1692

This document case is a fine example of the kind of superb lacquerware that was made for the Dutch in 17th-century Japan. The decoration was applied in makie, a technique in which gold powder is sprinkled onto wet lacquer. The initials HVB stand for Hendrick van Buijtenhem (1656–1698). He headed the Dutch East India Company trading post in Japan four times between 1684 and 1692.

  • Artwork typedocument, documentkoker
  • Object numberAK-C-2012-28
  • Dimensionslength 69 cm x diameter 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicshout, voorzien van zwarte lak en goudlak

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Document case

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-C-2012-28

  • Description

    Koker van zwarte lak met decoraties van bloeienden planten bij rotsen en heggen in goudlak en enkele malen de initialen HB voor Hendrick van Buijtenhem. In de koker handschriften van Constantin Ranst de Jonge, Joannes Camphuis (2x) en Willem van Outhoorn.

Creation

  • Creation

    lacquerer: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1684 - 1692

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    hout, voorzien van zwarte lak en goudlak

  • Dimensions

    length 69 cm x diameter 9.5 cm

Explanatory note

  • Koffer behorende bij bruikleen opgenomen in verpakkingsmodule onder nummer K-050.

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Collectie Fries Museum, Leeuwarden

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Jan van Campen, 'Jaarverslag van de conservatoren over 2012', Aziatische Kunst 43 (2013), nr. 2, p. 35.

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