Writing box (suzuribako) in the form of a plum blossom, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century, Lacquer, gold, silver, tin alloy, wood, Sutton New York ...

With each country’s museum — the National Museum ... Lacquerware evolved in East Asia throughout history as the lacquer tree has origins in this area. The three nations produced different ...

The museum conservators also brough a set of 18th- century red japanned chairs to that area so that we could discuss the difference between Asian lacquer and European lacquered objects. We then walked ...

A wooden Buddha from China dated to about A.D. 590 is one of the oldest known lacquer ... Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World” encapsulates this recently revamped floor of the Walters Art ...