Comb with suski grass

anonymous, 1750 - 1850

In Japan, luxury items were often decorated with seasonal motifs and only used during that particular time of year. This comb is ornamented with sprinkled gold powder, with the autumn grass susuki (Miscanthus sinensis). Here and there, silver balls have been inlaid as a eepresentation of dewdrops.

  • Artwork typecomb
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1776
  • Dimensionsheight 9.5 cm x width 3.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicshout, lakwerk en zilver

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Comb with suski grass

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1776

  • Description

    Een kam met ronde bovenkant van zwart lakwerk met een versiering in goud makie van susuki grassen en ingelegd zilveren bolletjes als verbeelding van dauwdruppels.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1750 - 1850

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    hout, lakwerk en zilver

  • Dimensions

    height 9.5 cm x width 3.4 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of P. Terwen, on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the KVVAK, 2018)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Pier Terwen to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 2018; from whom on loan to the museum, 2018

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