Lectern

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800

The upper surface of this luxuriously decorated lectern is adorned with the pine trees found on the coast near the region of Sumiyoshi. Sumiyoshi Myojin, one of the Shinto deities of Waka, a form of Japanese poetry, is venerated in the Sumiyoshi shrine. Accordingly, this nature scene is a particularly fitting decoration for a lectern.

  • Artwork typelectern
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1183
  • Dimensionsheight 58 cm x width 60 cm x depth 25.5 cm x weight 3.4 kg
  • Physical characteristicslacquer on wood, gold leaf

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Lectern

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1183

  • Description

    Lessenaar met een voorstelling van pijnbomen aan het strand van Sumiyoshi in goudlak en bladgoud tegen een zwart fond. Poten en basis zijn versierd met pioenrozen en ranken.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lacquer on wood, gold leaf

  • Dimensions

    height 58 cm x width 60 cm x depth 25.5 cm x weight 3.4 kg

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of O.J.Tj.N. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by O.J.Tj.N. Domela Nieuwenhuis to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the VVAK, 1968;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'De lessenaar van Domela Nieuwenhuis', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 99-102.

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